Animation Film “El Zumbido de Baláam Kaab”
Universal sounds and melodies
A monthly musical exchange with instruments from different cultural regions.
14. February 2024
18.00-20.00
18.00-20.00
Save the Date
for free
all ages welcome
in German/in English/multilingual
The event is part of the series Dengên Darê / Sound of Trees. The series is aimed at interested in musical instruments and their influence on culture, body, thought, and soul. A maximum of 15 people can attend each event, priority will be given to BIPOC.
Registration via email: Zilan Sarah Kößler
The somatic and spiritual healing properties of music have long been culturally and historically attested. In this series of monthly encounters, participants are introduced to the basics of the Mesopotamian tanbour; an instrument that mediates mindfulness of the movement and sounds of nature, while creating a social space in which they feel they belong through the art (music) found in nature.
This is a space that welcomes participants to bring instruments and musical traditions of the culture to which they feel they belong. Periodically, we will hold small concerts to introduce various musical traditions.
01.11.2023
Tambur: History of the Tanbour’s influence on our body and soul
13.12.2023
History of the Maqam system and its health effects I
10.01.2024
History of the Maqam system and its health effects II
14.02.2024
Universal sounds and melodies
13.03.2024
Voices of women from Kurdistan, Afghanistan, Iran, and Armenia
Born in Amed, Zilan embarked on a journey that led her to Germany, where she earned her high school diploma and is currently undergoing training to become a child and youth therapist. She conducts empowerment workshops (on feminism, ecology and art), and creates art and performances in the framework of art and resistance.
Every day, Zilan’s son serves as a poignant reminder of the potential for a better world. She is a dedicated participant in the project “Hevrîn Xelef Healing Herb Garden” and an active advocate for women at Flamingo e.V. With an unwavering commitment to forging innovative pathways toward a vibrant and harmonious future, she aspires to shield children without erecting barriers around them.
Her mission is to guide the rising generation to grow up resilient and courageous in a world marked by uncertainty.
In 2008 Asiye completed her undergraduate studies at the State Conservatory of Dicle University with first degree honors. She has worked as a singer, an instrumentalist and a music teacher. In 2015, upon completing her master's degree in musicology at the Institute of Social Sciences of Erzurum Atatürk University, she began her doctoral training. Her main fields of activity in Turkey have been youth welfare and social work and teaching.
She has always accompanied the people living in Kurdish areas with music and learning, and along the way often had the opportunity to support and encourage them in solving their sociopolitical issues.
