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My musical Yazidi tribute

Lysander - 8-12-2014 at 01:56 AM

First attempt at composition so it's a bit ropey. I titled it Yazidi just as a nominal tribute to what they are going through, additionally this piece is in kurd makam.

https://sahn.bandcamp.com/track/yazidi

Marcus - 8-12-2014 at 02:25 AM

Hi Lysander,
nice playing:applause:

What means "Yazidi"? In which language?

Thx
Marcus

Lysander - 8-12-2014 at 03:24 AM

Thanks, Marcus. The Yazidi are part of a Kurdish religion who have presently been driven into the Iraqi mountains by Islamic militants. Seems nice that the US have sent their planes over there to help them out and arm the kurds... but if they were being persecuted by, say, the Israelites I bet they wouldn't be so quick to help.

The Yazidi religion is Yazdânism, which, according to Wikipedia comes from the Kurdish/Avestan word yazdān meaning "worthy of worship".

Marcus - 8-12-2014 at 10:28 PM

Thanks for the clearyfication.
The german word for them is "Jesiden", not to far from Yazidi.I should`ve been able to "beat the bridge":D.Maybe I havent been fully awake.

Cheers,
Marcus