Kurdish music singer Suna Alan has released a new single titled “Tu Bihata” (Red Music UK). The song is a beautiful example of classical and modern Kurdish music. “Tu Bihata” is a love poem of the renowned Kurdish poet Arjen Arî, a love stuck to the borders, and composed by Suna Alan.
The arrangements of the work bear the signature of Barış Güney, one of Turkey’s leading musicians. Suna Alan is accompanied by Berdin Pamukçu on guitar, Giulio Granchelli on bass guitar, Atakan Gözetlik on trumpet, Güneş Karaduman on trombone and Ömer Aslan on percvussions. The cover photo, which is reminiscent of a renaissance painting, bears the signature of Çiğdem Boru.
Suna Alan is a Kurdish Alevi singer based in London. She grew up in traditional Kurdish dengbêj (bard) music and a rich cosmopolitan cultural environment in Izmir, Turkey. Although her main focus remains Kurdish folk songs, her repertoire also includes Armenian, Greek, Sephardic and Turkish songs.
The UK-based creative journalism platform Brush & Bow featured Suna’s portrait as part of the “Women Role Models Project” in 2018. Suna took the stage at Southbank Centre as part of the “Women in Music” concert series. Taking part in the SOAS Kurdish Band and SOAS Rebetiko Band projects formed by SOAS University, one of the important music schools in the UK, Suna has been performing in many concerts and festivals in the UK and abroad.
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