The Voice of the Mountains: Exploring Şakiro’s "Kewa Gozel"
This response uses data provided by Google's Knowledge Graph Kewa Gozel - Şakiro: Song Lyrics, Music Videos & Concerts
For a different take, you can find a Kurdish Remix by SL-7 and La kurdic Trick on Spotify.
Released as part of the archive album Gulê Dêran (Archive, Vol. 3) , the track is a classic piece of dengbêj storytelling.
Born Şakir Deniz in Ağrı, Turkey, Şakiro was a master of the dengbêj —a traditional Kurdish singer-storyteller who performs epic tales and laments without the accompaniment of musical instruments. A member of the Redki tribe, he spent his life preserving the oral history of his people through song. After a life of travel and performance, he passed away in İzmir in 1996. The Meaning of "Kewa Gozel"