Abbas Kamandi

Abbas Kamandi
عەباس کەمەندی
Abbas Kamandi عەباس کەمەندی
Background information
Birth name	Abbas Ali Kamandi
Born	January 1, 1952; Sanandaj, Iran
Origin	Kurdish
Died	May 21, 2014 (aged 62); Sanandaj, Iran
Occupation(s)	singer, songwriter, poet, writer, painter and film director
Years active	? – 2014

Abbas Kamandi (Kurdish: عەباس کەمەندی; January 1, 1952 – May 21, 2014) was a Kurdish singer, songwriter, poet, writer, painter, and film director.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] He won his first writing award for the best story at the age of 18.^[5]

He was born in Sanandaj and was the son of Ali Kamandi. He died at 62. Kamandi's music was popular and celebrated in Kurdish culture. He is remembered for his traditional songs and for advocating for Kurdish music.^[6]

Discography/Works

Albums

"Glavyzh"
"Pershang / Music Ensemble: The Kamkars"
"Ouraman / Music Ensemble: The Kamkars"
"Kyzhy Kurd"

Screenplays

1. Asb (Horse)
2. Yek Sabad Alaf (A grass basket)
3. Parvaz Dar Ghafas (Flying in the Cage)
4. Ersie Mame Rehim (Heritage of Mame Rehim)
5. Ozve Jadide OPEC (New Member of OPEC)
6. Nabarde Ramadie (Battle of Ramadie )
7. Koche Sorkh (Red Alley)
8. Vakil Aval (First Lawyer)
9. Ghalam o Sheytan (Pen and Satan)
10. Pahlavan Panbe (Panbe Champion)^[1]^[3]

Programs produced

1. manzel nou mobarak
2. Puppet Show of pahlevan panbe
3.Documentary kona havaran (Introducing the Kurdistan Fame)^[1]

Books

1. Kurdish and Persian Poetry
2. Poetry Collection of Mirza Shafi
3. The Ancient Sport of Kurdish Heroes
4. Biography of Seyed Ali Asghar Kurdistani
5. Hawraman
6. Decoding the Cultural Manifestations
7. Collection of Hejai Poetry Before Islam^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "عباس کمندی". Kordestan.irib.ir. Retrieved 2014-07-20.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ fa:عباس کمندی
^ ^a ^b مهرداد فرهمند بی بی سی، قاهره (2014-05-22). "فرهنگ و هنر - BBC فارسی - عباس کمندی، خواننده‌ای که می‌خواست شاعر باشد". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-07-20.
^ "Voice of the Kurds, Singer Abbas Kamandi, Dead at 62". www.rudaw.net. Retrieved 2022-02-22.
^ www.rudaw.net https://www.rudaw.net/notfound.html. Retrieved 2024-06-27. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
^ www.rudaw.net https://www.rudaw.net/english/culture/23052014. Retrieved 2024-03-27. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

[autogenerated1-1] "عباس کمندی". Kordestan.irib.ir. Retrieved 2014-07-20.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[fa:عباس_کمندی-2] :عباس کمندی

[autogenerated2-3] مهرداد فرهمند بی بی سی، قاهره (2014-05-22). "فرهنگ و هنر - BBC فارسی - عباس کمندی، خواننده‌ای که می‌خواست شاعر باشد". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-07-20.

[4] "Voice of the Kurds, Singer Abbas Kamandi, Dead at 62". www.rudaw.net. Retrieved 2022-02-22.

[5] www.rudaw.net https://www.rudaw.net/notfound.html. Retrieved 2024-06-27. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

[6] www.rudaw.net https://www.rudaw.net/english/culture/23052014. Retrieved 2024-03-27. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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