Also known as Hesen Zîrek, Hassan Zirek
Iranian Kurdish songwriter-singer
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Hassan Zirak or Hesen Zîrek (1921–1972) was a Kurdistani singer and musician known for his recordings of Kurdish folk songs. He was born in Hermêle, a small village around Bukan in Eastern Kurdistan. He showed his talent for singing in his early age. His title Zirek literally in Kurdish means: one who got a clear and pure warbling voice (from the root zire and zirandin); the name Ziryab too shares the same root. In 1953, he left for South Kurdistan <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Hassan+Zirak
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