Flotsam Sessions, Govend London & Suna Alan welcome you to an afternoon of music and dance workshops in Poplar Union, to learn the traditional Kurdish rhythm and lyrics, followed by an evening of live music and dance.
2 - 5 pm: Kurdish Music and singing Workshop with Suna Alan & Flotsam Sessions
4 - 6 pm: Kurdish Dance Workshop with Govend London.
7 - 11 pm: Dance and Live Music from Suna Alan & band, and the Flotsam Orchestra.
The evening will be a celebration of Kurdish dance & music, giving you a chance to perform what you’ve learnt in the workshops, and join in on social dances from all over the world. You can join at any part of the day or evening that you like. Register for free workshops and/or Live music event tickets £5 HERE.
All levels, ages and backgrounds are welcome with no experience necessary!
All profits go to support The Kurdish Red Moon, a humanitarian non-profit organisation helping people in need.
We are super excited to collaborate with the incredible singer and songwriter Suna Alan. Read more about her life below, and check out her work here: www.sunaalan.net & https://www.youtube.com/sunaalan12
‘Suna Alan is a Kurdish/Alevi singer and journalist based in London. She was born in the mountainous province of Çewlik (Bingol), an ancient Kurdish and Armenian province. Her family moved to Smyrna (Izmir) in her early childhood which meant that much of her formative years were spent surrounded by traditional Kurdish dengbêj (*bard) music and Kurdish-Alevi laments within a rich cosmopolitan cultural environment. Although her main focus remains Kurdish folk songs from the four regions of Kurdistan namely Iraq, Iran, Syria and Turkey, her repertoire also includes Armenian, Greek, Sephardic, Arabic and Turkish songs. She has involved in a variety of causes, including human and women's rights and the environment.’
