Biography

ROJDA –  ARTIST BIO

Rojda was born in Kurtalan, Siirt. Her musical journey took shape in Istanbul during the 1990s through her work with Koma Gulên Xerzan and the Mesopotamia Cultural Center, where she became deeply connected to the Kurdish oral storytelling tradition.

With her debut solo album Sebra Min (2006), Rojda began weaving her music around the voices of Kurdish women dengbêj. Drawing inspiration from masters such as Meyrem Xan, Ayşe Şan, and Şakiro, she reinterprets themes of womanhood, memory, displacement, and loss through contemporary musical forms. Each album unfolds as a narrative, bridging ancestral tradition with the present.

Performing across Europe and beyond, Rojda continues to give voice to forgotten women storytellers, using music as a living archive of collective memory. Rojda releases her work under her own label, Kezi Productions.

Rojda has been married to Mazlum Adıgüzel since 2018 and has a son.

ROJDA – FESTIVAL BIO

Rojda is a Kurdish vocalist whose work draws deeply from the dengbêj oral tradition. Born in Kurtalan, Siirt, her artistic path was shaped in Istanbul during the 1990s through her involvement with Koma Gulên Xerzan and the Mesopotamia Cultural Center.

Her debut solo album Sebra Min (2006) marked the beginning of a distinctive musical language in which ancestral narratives meet contemporary forms. Inspired by legendary figures such as Meyrem Xan, Ayşe Şan, and Şakiro, Rojda’s music explores themes of womanhood, memory, displacement, and resilience. Each album unfolds as a carefully crafted narrative, transforming endangered oral heritage into a living, present-day expression.

Performing internationally, Rojda continues to amplify the voices of women storytellers, positioning music as a space of cultural memory, resistance, and continuity.

DISCOGRAPHY

Ji Bîr Nabin, Koma Gülen Xerzan, 1997

Sebra Min, 2006

Hat, 2011

Stranên Bijartî, 2012

Kezi, 2014

Siyam, 2018

Bazin, 2020

Per û Bask, 2021