"Winter is over" followed by a Kurdish/Sorani lullaby called “Laye Laye” arranged by Mehdi Aminian.
The two songs are connected by a poem of Khosro Golsorkhi (or Shahriar Dadvar?)
“Winter is over” is an old Armenian melody finding its way into Persian in the context of Iranian protest movements of the 1970s. “Laye laye” is the story of many people in Kurdish areas, who do not know their actual date of birth. The date of birth is often located at a time when it was raining, snowing or the field was being mowed. In southern Kurdistan, however, one often speaks of "Katî Raykirdin", of the time of flight. Laye Laye is a lullaby sung in the Soran-Kurdish dialect of a mother who is fleeing the atrocities of Saddam Hussein with a group of refugees: “Sleep, my child. Our friends are the paths and the high mountains". Let's hope some children would mention they were born in Iran when the “winter” was over!

The poem recited:

"Let's assume that in your thoughts I am thrown on the ground
and my young stems are wounded by the strikes of your axes.
what would you do with the roots?
suppose you are sitting on the walls of this garden
preying on flying birds,
raising up no-fly sign.
What wold you do with the hatchlings in the nest?
suppose you kill,
suppose you cut,
suppose you beat.
What would you do about the inevitable growth of the sprouts?"
~ Khosro Golsorkhi (or Shahriar Dadvar?)

Full concert here:
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Roots Revival Ensemble:
Helene Glüxam – contrabass
Nora Thiele – percussion
David Six – piano
Mehdi Aminian – ney, setar, vocal
Kurdish guest musicians
Gülseven Medar – vocals
Sakina Teyna – vocals
Guest musicians on Saz: Umut Akar

This is part of the live performance of Roots Revival Series 2 dedicated to the interpretation of Anatolian Kurdish music featuring Gülseven Medar & Sakina Teyn performed on the 24th October 2022 in Theater Odeon, Vienna. Roots Revival series has been initiated and developed by Mehdi Aminian and Ioana Aminian with the aim to promote the musical heritage of underrepresented musical cultures from different parts of the world through a unique and innovative approach.


Major Sponsors:
Walid Abboud
Derek Ooi
Joe Paul
Anil Özdemir

Camera:
Simon Zauner
Christian Deix

Editor:
Simon Zauner
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Live sound and recording:
Urdyl Bauer

Mix and mastering:
Alex Nicolai

Technical support:
Hamid Ahmadi

Project assistant:
Deyvi Papo
Delfina Zabaleta

Partners:
Odeon Theater
Aleviten Österreich
LEBENSZEICHEN! – Gesellschaft für bedrohte Völker Österreich
Morgenland Festival
Folkholidays Festival
Kurdisches Kulturinstitut Wien
Bundesministerium für Kunst, Kultur, öffentlichen Dienst und Sport

Thanks to: Walid Abboud, Max Kaufmann, Odeon Staff, Özgür Turak, Nadine Papai, Horst Watzl, Kurdish and Alevi community of Austria, Mario Mattiazzo, Michael Dreyer, Michal Schmidt, Sulaiman Mahmoud

Project co-financed by:
Odeon Theater
Bundesministerium für Kunst, Kultur, öffentlichen Dienst und Sport

Project developers:
Ioana Aminian
Mehdi Aminian

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