Veteran Sulaymaniyah artist Farid Isa Nazar, one of the founders of the Sulaymaniyah Music Band and composer of the famous anthem “Kurdistan, Homeland of the Kurds,” died today in Sweden.
Farid Isa Nazar was one of the pioneers of Kurdish music. In Sulaymaniyah, together with a group of fellow artists, he laid the foundation for the “Sulaymaniyah Music Band” and played a prominent role in advancing and preserving authentic Kurdish art and music.
One of the most notable works of the veteran artist in the history of Kurdish art was composing the melody for the national anthem “Kurdistan, Homeland of the Kurds, I Swear to You,” which to this day remains one of the most powerful national anthems in the collective memory of the people of Kurdistan.
The artist had lived in exile and been residing in Sweden for several years; he died there today.
