- Ali Baran
Ali Baran (b. 1956
Tunceli - ), is a Turkish singer of Kurdish origin. He sings in both languages of Kurdish andZazaki . He began singing in Kurdish for the first time in 1976. Then he gave a concert in a local theatreDiyarbakır in 1977. He was arrested after the concert and imprisoned for two months. He sought refuge inGermany in 1982.At home his family spoke
Kurmanji and Zazaki. He is the son ofMahmud Baran , also a well known singer. His mother also sang so he was born into a musical family. He had learned thedavul by age six and thebaglama by age twelve. His musical inspirations were:Arif Cizrewî ,H. Cizrewî ,Kavîs Axa andMeryem Xan .At seven years old he learnt Turkish at school. He went to middle school in
Elazığ ,Turkey .Albums
# Lo warê, 1981.
# Deriyê Hepisxane, 1984.
# Ey Dersimê, 1987.
# Helepce û Zîndan, 1989.
# Cene Cene, 1991.
# Desta me, 1993.External links
* [http://www.alibaran.com/kurd/index.html Web site of Ali Baran] (in Kurdish).
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