Title: Bringing Kurdish Music to the West
Author: Nabaz Hama Rasheed Abubakir
Place of publication: U.S.A
Publisher: University of Kansas
Release date:2015

This document will examine the music of two Kurdish composers,#Dalshad Said# and Brahim Shexo. It will begin with a biography of each composer that discusses important
influences and elements of their musical styles. Because Kurdish music is not well known outside of Kurdistan, the document will also provide a brief history of Kurdistan and its musical culture tode a short description of Middle Eastern give the reader some context. This will inclu musical instruments and a discussion of significant current and past Kurdish musicians and musical ensembles. In order to develop a meaningful analysis of Dalshad's and Shexo's music it also will be necessary to introduce a small amount of Middle Eastern music theory.[1]