#Kurdish-Canadian 🇨🇦 #Kamāncha player | #composer | #vocalist | founder of #DilanEnsemble, has devoted his artistic profession to the preservation and transmission of the Kurdish #musical #heritage.
Official website ➡️ https://shahriyarjamshidi.com
The Kurdish identity is bound to the vocal music and dance, which have been the survival factors to transmit their oral culture to future generations, despite all the disastrous situations they faced."
A short segment from my piece "Dancing on the 🔥 | Toronto's Burdock Music Hall - January 17, 2026
May 9th is a day to highlight the life of the Kurdish teacher and poet Farzad Kamanger who was executed by the Iranian unlawful Islamic-based judicial system in 2010 - his crime was teaching kids their mother tongue & giving them hope to only think about Their Dreams and Their ''Layla's''! 💔
#FarzadKamangar said: ...[Remember to not turn your backs on your poems, your songs, your Leyla’s and your dreams]...
The expressive power of art undoubtedly crosses boundaries, sharply and clearly!
This is the best artwork to celebrate the end of the holy dictator of Iran.
It's been over a week the world feels safer after the regressive Ayatollah has gone. However, still millions of Iranians and marginalized ethnics specially Kurds are waiting for a big change!
Cartoon by: Charlie Hebdo
Celebrating the 10th anniversary of the liberty in #Kobanê, where hundreds of lives were dedicated to freedom of #Rojava. My piece "Viyan" retells the resistance story of the Kurdish fighter #ViyanPeyman who lost her life in #Kobani.
Very excited to see music from My Sunset-Land, Rojava album accompanying the five-episode mini series podcast "Women's revolution in North East Syria" Rojava, which is the result of the recent Syrian visit of a volunteer journalist, Virginia Li!
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Overwhelmed with gratitude for the Canada Arts Council’s support of my composition project at Banff Musicians in Residence 2025. Your recognition motivates me to strive for even greater achievements in my music journey.
#kurdishmusic #awards
#awardwinning #kamancha #canadianartist
#independentartist #independentmusic
#kurdishdiaspora #canadian #kurdish
In January, I was privileged to meet and work with over fifty artists, faculties, & Banff members, including #Kronosquartet at the dreamy #BanffCentre in the heart of the mountains which has filled me with inspiration & joyfulness every moment I spent there.💚
👉 The painting background image by: Dara Aram
This long weekend, I had an opportunity to start my Ottawa visit by joining Pegey Roshnbiry Kurdy Ottawa to open an important discussion on the critical situation of Kurdish music I called it a “cultural invasion” of Kurdish music which is the consequence of the unconditional power of the centralism and nationalism culture purposefully assimilate the ancient music of the Kurds in Iran and Turkey.
#kurdishculture #kurdishmusic #culturalheritage #canadiankurd #kurdistan #kurdishdiaspra
"God Is Real", the latest cover image of the Charlie Hebdo magazine, is the best artistic expression in supporting the brave anti Mullahs' regime resisters in Iran after death of "the Butcher of Tehran."
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