Tara Jaff
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Tara Jaff (Kurdish: Tara Caf) is a Kurdish musician who has been exposed to many ancient influences. Over the years, Jaff experimented with different string instruments, but it was her fascination with the ancient harps of Sumeria, Assyria, Hurrians and Elam, dating as far back as 3000 BC that led her to the contemporary Celtic harp. She has embraced this instrument and introduced to modern Kurdish music, particularly in modern folk songs. Having developed her own innovative style to adapt to the various musical rhythms and modes of the region, Jaff brings a contemporary expression to an ancient form of music and song.
Jaff has been living in the United Kingdom since 1976[1] and has performed widely, mainly as a solo artist, in concerts, festivals, galleries, conferences as well having appeared regularly on radio and television worldwide. Her occasional collaborations have been with a range of artists such as film-makers, story-tellers, poets, and painters. Jaff is also involved in outreach work where she takes her harp to hospitals to play soothing music for patients and staff.
Jaff has one son, Nahwand, who is half Palestinian. He is an amateur photographer based in London.
Albums[]
- Diley Dêwanem, Kom Müzik, 2006.[1]
- Asewar (Dialogue of Harp and Ney), 2012.[2]
- Tembur and Harp, 2015 [3]
References[]
- ^ World on Your Street, BBC Radio 3.
- ^ Jaff, T. and Lahourpour, F.(2012). [Liner notes]. Dialogue of Harp and Ney [CD]. Tehran: Avaye Barbod.
- ^ Jaff, T. and Qochgiri, J.(2015). [Liner notes]. Tembur & Harp [CD]. Turkey: Sony Music.
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- 1958 births
- Living people
- Kurdish musicians
- Musicians from Baghdad
- Iraqi Kurdish people
- Iraqi emigrants to the United Kingdom
- Kurdish-language singers
- Harpists
- Women harpists
- Kurdish women singers