
Sound Bridge 2024
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Composer, Improvizer
Istanbul, Türkiye
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Sound Bridge 2024
Zelişah Kızılkan is a Turkish vocalist and musician rooted in Zaza heritage. She graduated from ethnomusicology at Istanbul University and sings in Turkish, Zazaki, Kurdish, and Armenian, while also playing Duduk, Anatolian Kamança, and Ruzba. She has shared the stage with the Iranian band Rastak, the Turkish ensemble Anadolu Quartet, and performed in Athens alongside Sokratis Sinopoulos and Vasilis Kostas. She has also participated in the IKSV Jazz Festival in Istanbul with the jazz band NEFSAZ, been featured on TRT's 'Sesler Alemi', and appeared on the YouTube channel 'PortakalAltı Kayıtları' with Cem Erdost Ileri. In 2024, she is researching her first solo album, focusing on unearthing Zaza and Armenian traditional folk songs.