Kurdish wedding songs
The songs that carry a Kurdish wedding, from the first govend to the last halay.
A Kurdish wedding is a marathon of music: hours of unbroken govend in which the singer chains song into song. This guide collects the pillars of that repertoire as documented on Kurdimusic, from the step that opens every floor to the classics no wedding singer can skip. Use the listen links on each page to find performances, and expect every region, and every family, to have its own additions.
Govend (dance) song
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The opener: the step everyone knows.
Folk dance songLorke
Serhed energy for a full floor.
Folk songŞemmamê
The singalong no wedding skips.
Stran (song)Canê Canê
One refrain and the room joins in.
Stran (song)Oy Yarê
For the moment the tempo softens.
Wedding and govend singerHozan Dîno
The wedding-floor specialist of the diaspora.
Singer, composer, tembûr masterŞivan Perwer
His classics close the night.