I’m very pleased to announce our first gig in Cambridge which will take place in the Portland Arms. We are very much looking forward to it and hope you will enjoy our unique selection of songs in Turkish, Kurdish, Arabic and other traditional languages spoken in old Anatolia. More details

An interview with Paula Darwish in Diyarbakır  2012 published in Kurdish and Turkish. Kurdish Turkish      

Paula Darwish Bremen Kulturzentrum Lagerhaus 14th December 2012 with Mesut Suna & Fatih Yıldırım

Wednesday 12th September Paula Darwish in London with Serpil Kılıç on bağlama and Adam Warne on percussion. Songs from Anatolia in Turkish, Kurdish, Arabic, Armenian and more… Time: 7:30pm. Admission: £5. Age restrictions: All Ages/Licensed. Box office: 02072498582. Address: 86 Stoke Newington High Street,N16 7PA Venue phone: 02072498582.  

Photos from this year’s fantastic 2nd London Alevi festival…

Live film from Sargfabrik in Vienna May 2012 – the song is Gelmiş Bahar, which was fırst recorded by Ayşe San (1938–1996), a singer from Dıyarbakır in Turkey. The song has lyrics in both Turkish and Kurdish and is a traditional song sourced by Ayşe San.