The sounds of northern Syria came alive at the Damascus Opera House on Thursday evening, as musicians and vocalists from across the region blended Arabic, Kurdish, and Syriac folk traditions in a ...

AKRE. Iraq (AP) — Kurds in Iraq and Syria this week marked the Newroz festival, a traditional celebration of spring and renewal, at a time when many are hoping that a new political beginning is on the ...

Koma Amed, a Kurdish folk band known for its politically charged lyrics and multi-layered compositions, will perform in the Kurdish-populated Diyarbakır city this October after three decades in exile.

A planned concert by the Kurdish folk band Koma Amed in İstanbul on Dec 20 was blocked just hours before it was set to begin by the Küçükçekmece District Governor’s Office. The group, whose members ...