DESCRIPTION:
Aynur Dogan performing her orginal song "Rewend Nomad" with Berklee's Mediterranean Music Institute. Aynur is one of Turkey’s most popular musicians who performed with the MMI Consort, a band of Berklee students from Mediterranean countries. The MMI seeks to raise awareness and promote gender equality in the Mediterranean music scene.

Aynur’s music is based on traditional Kurdish folk songs, many of them at least 300 years old. Her lyrics are about the life and suffering of the Kurdish people, especially Kurdish women. Her music blends Kurdish with Western music, giving a completely renewed sound to the traditional Kurdish folk repertoire.

Aynur was awarded with the Master of Mediterranean Music Award in recognition of her contribution to the preservation of Kurdish folk oral traditions, interpreting the traditional repertoire and blending it with other modern western styles, opening a new path to this Mediterranean style. Aynur’s faithfulness to traditional Kurdish music, and her perseverance in overcoming big challenges to follow her artistic path, make her an important example for other women artists seeking a creative voice in the Mediterranean music scene.

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"Rewend Nomad" (Aynur)
Arrangement and Transcription: Mahir Can Küçük

Vocals: Aynur
Violin: Bengisu Gökçe
Kamancheh: Farzin Dehghan
Kanun: Firas Zreik
Tenor Saxophone: Paul Meland
Oboe: Elif Çakmut
Balaban: Alp Akmaz
Bağlama: Mahir Can Küçük
Guitar: Benjamin Knorr
Bass: Pera Krstajic
Drumset: Nick Sanchez
Hand Percussion: Alber Baseel

Executive Producers: Matthew Nicholl & Javier Limón
Student Musical Directors: Elif Çakmut & Mahir Can Küçük
Producer: Agustina Covián
Communication: Susan Scotti

Recorded Live at the Berklee Performance Center
Live House Sound Engineer: Alejo Planchart
Mixing Engineer: Alex Rodriguez

Filmed by Berklee Video Services
Video Producer: Reggie Lofton
Video Associate Producer: Ken Shifman & Jin Choi
Video Director: Max Harchik
Video Engineer: Connor McCoy
Camera Operator: Mayank Choudhary, Pietro Gennenzi & Victor Peralta Pena
Editor: Sara Pagiaro, Julian Velasco