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SUNA ALAN🎙️

@suna.alan

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Kurdish Vocal Artist & Cultural Storyteller
📍 London
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Songs of belonging beyond borders, tracing paths of migration and memory.

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🔗Link in bio☝🏾

🌸 I’m thrilled to share the teaser for “Avî” – a deeply emotional Kurdish piece composed by the brilliant contemporary artist Rotînda.

I dedicate this to my apple tree, beneath whose shade I left my dreams by the banks of the Perî River.

The full song, recorded and filmed live, available on YouTube! ☝🏾

Gotin û Muzîk: Rotînda Jan Yetkiner

🎼 @lcanen – Bağlama
🎸 @yapicierdal – Guitar
🎧 Audio recording / mixing / mastering: Levent Canen

Filming: @devproductionuk
Venue: @dbmusiclondon

🍎 bi performansa xwe ya duyemîn a zindî ya bi navê “Avî” bi we re me. Ez vê xebatê diyarî dara sêva xwe ya li ber çemê Perî dikim ku di bin siya wî de min xeyalên xwe veşart.

Ev strana ku ji aliyê hostayê muzîka kurdî ya nûjen Rotînda ve hatiye nivîsandin, bi tevayî li ser YouTube-ê!

🌿 Canlı performans serimin ikinci eseri “Avî” ile haftaya sizinleyim. Bu çalışmayı düşlerimi gölgesine bıraktığım, Perî suyu kıyısındaki elma ağacı’ma ithaf ediyorum.

Çağdaş Kürtçe müziğin usta ismi Rotînda’nın bestelediği bu eserin tamamı YouTube’da yayında! taken in London, United Kingdom by @suna.alan

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2 years ago

🔗Link in bio☝🏾
Here is a sneak peek of my upcoming live performance of “Berde” (Leave Me Alone) in Sorani, composed by the legendary master Hassan Zirak. His stirring words—

“Life has become poison for me.
Come and see me,
O you who only disbelieved in me, look, I’m dying.”

—resonate deeply with the pain of unrequited love. I can’t wait for you to experience this heartfelt rendition on YouTube next week. Stay tuned and let the legacy of Hassan Zirak’s music move you as much as it moves me!

🎼 @lcanen – Electro Bağlama
🎸 @yapicierdal – Guitar
🎧 Audio recording / mixing / mastering: Levent Canen

Filming: @devproductionuk
Venue: @dbmusiclondon

🐞Ez ê hefteya bê bi performansa xwe ya nû ya zindî ya bi navê “Berde” bi we re bim. Ev strana ku ji aliyê hostayê muzîka kurdî ya gelerî Hesen Zîrek ve hatiye nivîsandin, dê hefteya bê bi tevayî li ser YouTube-ê bibe! Li bendê bin!

🌺Efsanevi müzisyen Hesen Zîrek’in “Berde” (Bırak Beni) Soranice bestesinin canlı performansı ile haftaya sizlerle olacağım.
Karşılıksız aşkın kederiyle ‘’kafir’’ diye seslendiği güzele serzenişte bulunuyor:
“Hayat bana zehir oldu.
Gel ve halimi gör,
Ey sadece bana inanmayan, bak, ölüyorum.” taken in London, United Kingdom by @suna.alan

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2 years ago

On YOUTUBE ☝🏾
🥀HEREDIYA – [“Broken-hearted”]
The latest piece in my live performance series is a Zazakî folk song from the Erzincan region. This song is told from the perspective of a woman left behind, as her husband departs for Germany in search of a better life.

Erzincan is a region from which many Alevi Kurdish men migrated to Germany years ago. Some never returned; others built new lives there and remarried.

This song takes shape through the longing and heartbreak of the woman left behind, who laments:

“Why did he go so far away,
The one I adore with all my heart?
If it were Erzincan, I’d go and bring him back,
If it were Istanbul, I’d go and see him,
But Germany is too far, Germany is too far...”

💔HEREDIYA – [“Küsmüş”]
Londra’daki canlı performans serimin yenisi Erzincan yöresine ait Zazakî bir kilam. Bu eser, köyünden daha iyi bir yaşam umuduyla Almanya’ya giden bir adamın, geride bıraktığı eşinin dilinden söyleniyor.

Erzincan, yıllar önce pek çok Alevi Kürt erkeğin Almanya’ya göç ettiği bir bölgedir. Kimileri bir daha geri dönmedi, kimileri ise orada yeni bir hayat kurup başkalarıyla evlendi.

Bu kilam, geride kalan bir kadının özlemiyle ve kırgınlığıyla şekillenir ve kadın şöyle seslenir:

‘’Neden o kadar uzağa gitmiş
Kaşına gözüne kurban olduğum
Erzincan değil ki gidip getireyim
İstanbul değil ki gidip göreyim
Almanya çok uzaktır, Almanya çok uzaktır’’

YouTube kanalımda ☝🏾

🎼 @lcanen – Bağlama
🎸 @yapicierdal – Guitar
🎧 Audio recording / mixing / mastering: Levent Canen

Filming: @devproductionuk
Venue: @dbmusiclondon taken in Db Music London by @suna.alan

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a year ago

“Kalimera, Kurdos!” ☀️
(That’s how the lady at the café next to my hotel greeted me every morning)

179 years ago, the Kurdish prince Bedirxan Bey was exiled to Crete and later invited to Chania by the British Consulate to mediate between the Muslim and Christian communities. Walking through the streets of Splantzia with Ahmet Kardam’s ‘Bedirhan Bey: Years of Exile’ in my hands, I thought about the years he spent in Crete. 179 years later, I walked the same streets and drank coffee there.

In Chania, the bell tower and minaret of St Nicholas share the same sky; Etz Hayyim carries the memory of the Jewish community; Venetian walls stand alongside traces of the Ottoman past… And at Terra Verde, a solidarity collective, I drank Zapatista coffee from Chiapas.

And, of course, music. One evening, while listening to rebetiko, I happened to meet Dan Engman and his wife. Dan taught folk and world music in Sweden for many years and knew Kurdish musicians well. Our conversation ended with an invitation to a world music festival in Sweden. Small world. :)

Another day, I met rebetiko musicians, and somewhere between songs and conversations, we came up with our shared slogan: “Same dert, same sevda, same music.” 🪕

Efcharistó, Chania. 💙 taken in Crete, Greece by @suna.alan

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11 days ago

HELÎM
A short clip from our concert at the @theoldchurchn16 last April.

The piece tells the story of Halim Dener, a 16-year-old Kurdish boy from Bingol who arrived in Germany seeking asylum in May 1994.

Just a month later, Halim was shot dead from behind by a German police officer in Hanover while putting up flags and posters.

Lyrics:
“The flag is in my hand; its weight is on your shoulders.
The Nazis are cruel, the night is dark.
They shot me.”

Lyrics & Music: Hekîm Sefkan taken in London, United Kingdom by @suna.alan

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23 days ago

1 Eylül — Dünya Barış Günü 🕊️
2012 yılında Londra SOAS Üniversitesi’nde Yol TV’ye verdiğim bir söyleşiden… 14 yıl sonra hala müziğin hafızayı taşıma, hikayelerimizi anlatma ve küçük de olsa toplumsal barışa katkıda bulunma gücüne inanıyorum.

1ê Îlonê — Roja Aştiyê ya Cîhanê 🕊️
Ji hevpeyvînekê ku min di sala 2012an de li Zanîngeha SOASê ya Londonê ji Yol TV re dabû… Piştî 14 salan, ez hîn jî baweriya xwe bi hêza muzîkê tînim ku bîranînan hilgire, çîrokên me vebêje, û her çend piçûk be jî, beşdarî aştiya civakî bibe.

1 September — World Peace Day 🕊️
From an interview I gave to Yol TV at SOAS University of London in 2012… Fourteen years later, I still believe in the power of music to carry memory, tell our stories and contribute, however modestly, to peace. taken in SOAS University of London by @suna.alan

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2 months ago

Ji bo bîranîna nemirên ku di dilê welat de şîn hatine… rûmeta we her dem li ser serê me ye. 🕊️

EZ DAYIK IM / I AM A MOTHER
I wrote this song nearly 15 years ago for my aunt, Filiz Tekin, who lost her life for freedom and still has no grave, and for all those brave ones whose lives and stories deserve to be remembered.

Today, as we speak of peace, I return to this song in the spirit of remembrance, dignity and our shared humanity without forgetting the past, and with hope that no new wounds are created. by @suna.alan

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2 months ago

A beautiful day in Boscombe, full of music, love and peace. 🕊️
So lovely to see music bringing different communities together.
Thank you @increase_the_peace_festival for creating this space. ☮️ taken in Boscombe, Bournemouth, UK by @suna.alan

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a month ago

ITP26
Suna Alan - main stage 3pm.
INCREASE THE PEACE FESTIVAL 2026
Sunday 30th August
☮️🤍☮️
Made possible thanks to Coastal BID, Dorset Community Foundation & Big Wigs Bakery taken in Boscombe High Street by @suna.alan

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3 months ago

Those who have longed for peace know its value most deeply. 🕊️ That is why performing at @increase_the_peace_festival means so much to me.

I am truly delighted to be performing at a festival that brings people from different cultures and communities together through music.

📅 Sunday 30 August
📍 Royal Arcade, Boscombe
⏰ Street Stage – 3.00 pm

I warmly invite everyone in Boscombe, Bournemouth, Poole, Southbourne and the surrounding areas to join us. Let’s sing, dance and celebrate together! taken in Boscombe by @suna.alan

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3 months ago

🎙️🕊️ A few places we’ll meet this summer.
Songs, stories and conversations.
See you on the road.

💚Hin hevdîtinên vê havînê.
Stran, çîrok û sohbet.
Ger em li cîhekê hev bibînin, werin ba me û silavek bidin☺️

☕️Bu yazın bazı tarihleri.
Şarkılar, hikâyeler ve sohbetler.
Bir yerde karşılaşırsak, mutlaka merhaba deyin. by @suna.alan

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4 months ago

👧🏼 I was this little blonde girl in the village.
So much has changed since then. Places, cities, countries. But my language, my memories and the stories I grew up with have stayed with me.

Maybe that’s the quiet confidence that comes with knowing where you come from. 🤍 by @suna.alan

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2 months ago