Hozan Diyar | |
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Background information | |
Born | Mazgirt, Tunceli, Turkey | December 1, 1966
Origin | Kurds |
Genres | Kurdish music |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Instrument | Saz |
Years active | 1998-present |
Labels | Deutsch-Kurdisches Kulturstintut |
Hozan Diyar knows as Diyar Dersim (born 1966, 1 December[1]) is a Kurdish singer.[2][3] During 2015 Turkey general elections, he supports HDP, pro-Kurdish party in Turkey, He sings with the party cochairman Selahattin Demirtaş as a part of campaigning the election.[4]
Diyar, He was born on December 1, 1966, in Ayvatlı village of Mazgirt district of Tunceli as a child of a family of Kurdish origin. After completing primary, secondary and high school, he settled in Germany due to political problems. He met the Koma Berxwedan group in Germany. He then continued his musical career as a single.
Diyar participated in many concerts in several countries and regions such as in Rojava,[5] Iraqi Kurdistan,[6] Sweden,[7][8] and United States.[9]