Nizamettin Ariç, Nîzamettîn Arîç, (1956- ) is a contemporary Kurdish

Kurdish people

The Kurdish people, or Kurds , are an Iranian people native to the Middle East, mostly inhabiting a region known as Kurdistan, which includes adjacent parts of Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey...

 singer, composer and director. He was born in Ağrı

Agri

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 in eastern Turkey

Turkey

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. He was exposed to traditional Kurdish bard

Bard

In medieval Gaelic and British culture a bard was a professional poet, employed by a patron, such as a monarch or nobleman, to commemorate the patron's ancestors and to praise the patron's own activities.Originally a specific class of poet, contrasting with another class known as fili in Ireland...

 music or Dengbêj at an early age. After the military coup in 1980, he was arrested for singing Kurdish songs in public and became a potent symbol of Kurdish identity in Turkey. Later on, he sought political asylum in Germany

Germany

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 and now resides in Berlin

Berlin

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. His movie A Song for Beko was one of the first films in the Kurdish language and has won 15 international awards.

Movies

1. Klamek ji bo Beko
   Klamek ji bo Beko
   Klamek ji bo Beko is a 1992 film written and directed by Nizamettin Arıç. It is one of the first Kurdish films.-Plot:...
   
   , Director, 1992.
2. Dugun - Die Heirat, Composer, 1993.
3. De Jongen die niet meer praatte
   The Boy Who Stopped Talking
   The Boy Who Stopped Talking or De Jongen Die niet meer Praatte is a 1996 Dutch film directed by Ben Sombogaart.-Cast:*Erçan Orhan, Mohammed Akkus *Halsho Hussain, Mustafa*Brader Musiki, Hüsnü Akkus*Husna Killi, Fatma Akkus...
   
   , Composer, 1996.

Albums

1. Çiyayên Me, Ses Plak, 1985.
2. Cûdî, Ses Plak, 1986.
3. Dayê, Ses Plak, 1987.
4. Bê Kesa Min / Ahmede Ronî, Aydın Müzik, 1996.
5. Wêneyên Xewnan, Ses Plak, 2001.
6. Zînê, Ses Plak.