Mawda from Karin by Vardan Hovanissian & Emre Gültekin
On 17 May 2018, Mawda, a little two-year old girl, was shot dead by the Belgian police. She was in a van with her Kurdish parents and other refugees who were trying to cross the border into the UK. This track sung in Kurdish by Gulçicek expresses the pain and sadness caused by an inhuman immigration policy, and pays tribute to the innocent victims so that we do not forget them. "Mawda, you are my darling, pure and innocent, my love, my spirit, you are my Mawda, the world has become narrower, it is as cruel as wolves, it eats the innocent, no-one comes to help, oh cursed times.”
Tracklist
| 2. | Mawda | 6:47 |
Credits
Auth. & Comp. Gülçiçek Bakır
Arr. Emre & Vardan
Emre Gültekin (çöğür, üçtelli, divan, vocals), Gülçiçek Bakır (vocals), Vardan Hovanissian (duduk), Brice Soniano (double bass), Sanjay Khyapa (dubki), Elina Gültekin, Malabika Brahma & Sepideh Raissadat (chorus)
License
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Since he was introduced to the duduk by his master Khachik Khachatryan, Vardan Hovanissian has become one of the most talented ambassadors for this ancient double-reeded instrument whose melancholy tones reflect the Armenian soul. He found his musical soul-mate over ten years ago when he met Emre Gültekin, who learned the art of the Turkish saz from his father Lütfü Gültekin and from Talip Özkan.