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Sound Bridge 2024

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Zelişah Kızılkan

Duduk Player, Kamancha Player

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.

Arman Peshtmaljyan is a composer, arranger, keyboardist/pianist, songwriter, and music producer who has ventured into diverse genres such as techno, D'n'B, lo-fi hip hop, dream pop, and psychedelic soul. Along with releasing his own compositions, Arman is an integral member of the MVF Band, Yerevan Calling Band, Zestengusto and other well-known bands in Armenia.

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