Ali Merdan
Ali Merdan | |
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Born | 1904 Kirkuk, Iraq |
Origin | Kurdish |
Died | July 24, 1981 Baghdad, Iraq | (aged 77)
Genres | Classical Kurdish |
Years active | ? – 1981 |
Ali Merdan (1904–1981) (Kurdish: عهلی مهردان) is a Kurdish musician who was born in Kirkuk, widely regarded as the man who revolutionized the maqam. He launched the Kurdish Radio Station in 1939 in Baghdad.
Childhood[]
At the age of six, Ali's father died therefore many responsibilities fell on his shoulder like supporting his family and at the same time to finish his studies.
Career[]
During his half a century career, according to relatives and close friends, he sang more than 1000 songs, but not all of them have been recorded due to a lack of recording equipment in his early days. Ali merdan was the inspirational artist and inspired the golden generation of Kurdish Singers such as Muhamad Salih Dilan, Mamle, Hesen Zirek, and
Death[]
On July 24, 1981, Ali Merdan died at the age of 77.
See also[]
References[]
- Iraqi Kurdish people
- Kurdish-language singers
- 1904 births
- 1981 deaths
- People from Kirkuk
- 20th-century Iraqi male singers
- Iraqi people stubs
- Middle Eastern singer stubs