Hassan Zirak
{{Short description|Kurdish Musical artist}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Hassan
| image = Hassanzirak-kurdish singer (2).png
| alt = Hassan Zirak
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| native_name = حەسەن زیرەک
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| honorific_prefix = Zirak
| background = solo_singer
| native_name_lang = ku
| birth_name = Hassan Abdullah Rahman
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1921|11|29}}
| birth_place = Bukan, West Azerbaijan, Iran
| origin = Kurd
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1972|06|26|1921|11|29}}
| death_place = Bukan, West Azerbaijan, Iran
| instrument = Vocals
| genre = Classical, folk, Kurdish
| occupation = Musician
| years_active = 1953–1972
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| associated_acts =
| spouse = Mediya ZandiRabia Serencam{{sfn|Zîrek|1966|p=32}}
| website =
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Hassan Zirek ({{Langx|ku|حەسەن زیرەک|Hesen Zîrek}}; 29 November 1921 – 26 June 1972){{cite web | url=https://www.bultannews.com/fa/news/551398/%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%AF%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D9%87%D9%86%D8%B1%D9%85%D9%86%D8%AF-%DA%A9%D8%B1%D8%AF-%D8%AD%D8%B3%D9%86-%D8%B2%DB%8C%D8%B1%DA%A9 | title=یادی از هنرمند کرد حسن زیرک }}{{Cite web |title=An Introduction to Kurdish Folk Music |url=https://folkworks.org/article/an-introduction-to-kurdish-folk-music/ |url-status= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240731141538/https://folkworks.org/article/an-introduction-to-kurdish-folk-music/ |archive-date=31 July 2024 |access-date=2024-07-26 |website=FolkWorks |language=en-US}} was a Kurdish songwriter-singer, known for his recordings of classical Kurdish folk songs. He was famous for his classical and sensual lyrics, and it is believed that he composed over thousand songs in his lifetime.{{cite book|last=Broughton, Ellingham, Trillo|first=Simon, Mark, Richard|title=World music: the rough guide. Africa, Europe and the Middle East, Volum 1|year=1999|isbn=9781858286358|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gyiTOcnb2yYC&dq=Hassan+Zirak+genius+composed&pg=PA381}}
Early life and family
Hassan Abdullah Rahman, known professionally as Hassan Zirak, was born into a Kurdish family.{{sfn|Zîrek|1966|p=8}} He had two brothers, Hussein and Kaka Mina, and one sister named Sarah. Following the early death of his father, Zirak's mother, Amina, remarried, and as a result of the family's changing circumstances, he began working at a young age, around 8–9.{{sfn|Zîrek|1966|p=9}} He didn't attend formal schooling and remained illiterate throughout his life.{{sfn|Zîrek|1966|p=10}} He later married Mediya Zandi, with whom he had two daughters, Arezu and Sakar.{{sfn|Zîrek|1966|p=32}}
The Shriek of Kurdistan
The Shriek of Kurdistan is a book written by Hassan Zirak about his own life. It was published in 1966, Tehran, Iran. The book was among the first printed in Kurdish in Pahlavi Iran.{{Cite book |last=Zîrek |first=Hesen |author-link=Hassan Zirak |url=https://libris.kb.se/bib/22002860 |title=Çirîkey Kurdistan: Honrawey Hesen Zîrek |last2=Zandi |first2=Mediya |date=1997 |publisher=Sāzmān-i Intishārāt-i Burekeyî |isbn=978-964-91528-0-6 |edition=2 |language=ku-fa |trans-title=The Shriek of Kurdistan}}
Influence
Despite his death in 1972, Zirak's music continues to be widely appreciated, and his legacy is recognized in various ways, including the annual commemorations in Silêmanî.{{Cite web |title=Kurdish tea shop celebrates the life of renowned singer Hesen Zirek |url=https://www.rudaw.net/english/kurdistan/150120172 |access-date=2024-09-26 |website=www.rudaw.net}} Zirak’s recordings are considered by some to be culturally significant in the preservation of Kurdish musical traditions.{{Cite web |title=Sulaimani remembers iconic singer Hassan Zirak on 47th anniversary of his death |url=https://www.rudaw.net/english/kurdistan/27062019 |access-date=2024-09-26 |website=www.rudaw.net |language=en}}
References
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- {{Cite book |last=Zîrek |first=Hesen |title=Çirîkey Kurdistan |title-link=The Shriek of Kurdistan |date=1966 |publisher=Çaprengîn |isbn=978-964-91528-0-6 |location=Tehran, Iran |language=ku |trans-title=The Shriek of Kurdistan}}
External links
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Category:Iranian Kurdish people
Category:Kurdish-language singers of Azerbaijan