By Sam
It means music that makes you feel a thousand years old. The sound of the tembûr, the slow ache in a Dengbêj’s voice, singing stories that were never written down because writing wasn’t safe, but memory was. i am sam kurdish
— Sam Enjoyed this post? Share it with someone who’s ever asked you “Kurdish… is that a language?” Let’s start a conversation, one cup of tea at a time. By Sam It means music that makes you
Being Kurdish means carrying grief. The kind that sits in your chest during news reports about Kobani or Afrin or the latest crackdown. The kind that makes you check your phone first thing in the morning when things are quiet in the region — because quiet usually means something bad happened overnight. i am sam kurdish