Xêro Abbas

Xêro Abbas is one of the notable bridge voices of contemporary Kurdish music, singing in both Kurmancî and Soranî and carrying repertoire across the dialect line that usually divides audiences. His emotional, ornament-rich delivery has earned him a devoted following in the homeland and the diaspora alike, particularly for his slow songs of love and loss. On streaming platforms his catalogue circulates on both sides of the Kurmancî-Soranî divide, which remains rarer than it should be, and is precisely his significance.