Wajeda Khero • Portrait • Female Voice of Kurdistan

Short documentary about a Yazidi singer from Shingal (Iraq).
With approximately 40 million people worldwide, the Kurds are the largest ethnic group without an internationally recognized state. We traveled to different regions of Kurdistan and filmed eight singers from the four main regions of Kurdish culture.
"Kurds are resilient like mountains" کورد وەک شاخ خۆڕاگرە - (Kurdish proverb)
Wajeda Khero was born and lives in Shingal, Iraq
Concert of Wajeda Khero → • Concert • Wajeda Khero...
Director/Cinematographer - Andreas Rochholl • Film Editor/Colorist - Sebastian Leitner • Research - Yalda Yazdani • Subtitles - Mihraban Salih
Musicians: Falah Hasan Jirdo, Saz • Hanadî Badal Rafo, Daf
Special thanks to Shahram Jaseem, Kivi Salih and Şihab Ehmed
Filmed on location in Dohuk, Iraq in April 2023
→ Playlist with all portraits and concerts: • Playlist
The festival 'Female Voice of Kurdistan' is a project of Zeitgenössische Oper Berlin
• Curator - Yalda Yazdani • Director/Producer - Andreas Rochholl
• Creative Director/Editor - Sebastian Leitner • Production Manager - Mihraban Salih
Theme music by Sakina TEYNA, Emrah OGUZTÜRK, Eren AKSAHIN - Interpretation: Nor Ashkhar project
Kurdistan map by AdobeStock • voiceover made with ElevenLabs
Funded by Capital Cultural Fund, Berlin
More infos about 'Female Voice of Kurdistan':
→ femalevoiceofkurdistan.com
→ zeitgenoessische-oper.de
in cooperation with Kultur Büro Elisabeth and CrossGeneration Media
→ crossgen.media/
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[@Talib_Shahwan21]

❤❤Good luck to her . she is from my city

[@Aquax1]

Dear Wajeda, all the best from Berlin ! You are so amazing, so talented and brave. My heart goes out to you , I'm sure you'll reach your goals , just keep going. You're truly an Inspiration.💞

[@user-gc6us3oy2n]

Your video touched me in so many ways ❤️ sending love from Berlin

[@kayfeeabdo]

Pretty voice, Wish you all the best ❤

[@AhmedHammo98]

❤❤🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@kheriadola5754]

We all proud of you dear waj❤

[@DirtyCheapBerlin]

❤ Hevalo tu ne tene yi ❤

[@zeenashamow6392]

بالتوفيق بنت الايزدخان
صوت و لا اروع فخورين بيج ♥️♥️

[@peeribrahim8213]

بيفا فهد حربو كلك تاتير ال فيكريا
دست خوش سركفتي بن

[@kastamoro6071]

They are Beautiful people but they are situated in horrible areas 😢😢❤❤