Qadir Abdullahzada also known as Qale Mere or Mame Qale born in village of Kulice (pron: Kulija) in northwestern Iran, is one of the best known Kurdish traditional musicians. He played Shimshal/Ney (long flute), a Kurdish traditional music instrument. He started to play shimshal (Ney) as a young and homeless man aiming to earn his daily bread. He played on the streets for an unknown number of years until he was an old man and was filmed by a journalist which was published as a documentary. He was known for the long tones he could create and to play for hours without holding breaks. As a child he was a shepherd and it was about this time that he accidentally started by playing shimshal. 'Qale Mere' means `wise` as a sheep, it was a name as the adults in his childhood had given him because of his calm nature. It says little about how hard his childhood was. He was born as a son of a poor shepherd, and died poor. Upon his death he was not only loved and respected as a musician but his work reached legendary status more importantly he was remembered as a man of principle and moral. A man who refused to sell his soul for the material world, a man who fought and stood for an oppressed nation.

Death

After a long struggle with disease, he died at the age of 84 in the Iranian city of Bokan. On late Saturday May 22, 2009 his body was buried in Nalashkena grave yard beside the tomb of the great Kurdish singer Hesen Zirek

Hesen Zîrek

Hassan Zirek or Hesen Zîrek was a celebrated Kurdish singer from Iran, known for his recordings of classical Kurdish folk songs. He was famous for his erotic and sensual lyrics, and it's believed that he composed over thousand songs in his life time.-Early life and carrer:He was born in Harmelah...

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External links

• http://www4.picturepush.com/photo/a/1329337/img/Anonymous/qale-mere.jpg
• Some music Audio file by Qale Mere
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