Mikaîl Aslan was born in 1972 in Dersim. After the '80 military coup, he had to immigrate to Kayseri with his family. He completed his high school education in Kayseri. In 1991, he won the Mathematics Department of Malatya İnönü University. Aslan, who has been interested in music since his childhood, made his first compositions in his mother tongue during this period. In 1993, he was expelled from school for political reasons. After taking part in "Grup Munzur" and "Grup Tohum" for a while, he settled in Germany as a refugee. He recorded his first solo album in his mother tongue, which he had dreamed of for years, in Germany.

In 2000, he founded the Mikaîl Aslan Ensemble with Michael Weil and Dieter Schmalzried. He gave concerts in many cities of Germany with the title Klänge von Euprath (Sounds from the Euphrates). In 2001, after two years of preparation, he won the classical guitar department of the Peter Cornelius Conservatory in Mainz, Germany. He graduated from the classical guitar teaching department in 2005. He performed his work "Remayîsê Munzurî", which he composed during his education period, accompanied by the Symphony Orchestra under the direction of German Componist Gerhard Fischer Münster. (2005)

Albums

1999 Agêrayis(Dönüş)
2003 Kîlîtê Kou(Dağların Anahtarı)
2005 Miraz(Maya)
2008 Zernkut(Simya)
2010 Pelgûzar
2010 Petag (Dersim Ermeni Hak Şarkıları)
2013 Xoza
2015 Vengê Royî(Fırat´ın sesi)
2018 Axpîn(Bitek Tarla)

His books

2010 Hayig (Poetry - Essay)
2012 Kilamê Çemi (Repertory Book)
2016 Xayîs (Trial)

Composer and tenbur (long-necked lute) maestro Cemîl Qoçgîrî was born in 1980 in Duisburg, Germany. He’s part of a Kurdish-Alevi (Qizilbash) family from the region of Qoçgîrî in northern Dersim in eastern Anatolia. Cemîl Qoçgîrî currently lives in Mainz, Germany.

Alevism/Qizilbash is considered to be the continuation of ancient Anatolian-Mesopotamian belief systems, primarily Zoroastrianism. The tenbur (long-necked lute), the principal instrument played by Cemîl Qoçgîrî is fundamental to this musical heritage, not just as a musical instrument, but it is also deemed sacred by the Alevis.

Cemîl Qoçgîrî has incessantly worked on his own music projects and in 2004 published his first solo album “Ask-i Pervaz”.

In 2005, Cemil travelled throughout Dersim to capture on film perhaps the last living authentic dervishes. These travels were portrayed in a musical documentary titled “Sarraf.”

Cemîl Qoçgîrî released his second album “Heya – Songs of the Qizilbash” in 2007.

The third album “Hiva Zeri – Golden Moon” came out in 2012 and the fourth album, Tembur & Harp, was released in 2015 by Sony Music Classical.

Cemîl Qoçgîrî also took part in the acclaimed Hawniyaz project with Aynur, Kayhan Kalhor and Salman Gambarov. This album was released by Harmonia Mundi Latitudes in July 2016 and received the German Record Critics Award (Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik).

In addition to his solo projects, Cemil Qocgirî also produces and arranges film music as well as audio CD-productions with various renowned artists. He has collaborated with Aynur , Kinan Azmeh, Kayhan Kalhor, NDR Bigband, Morgenland Chamber Orchestra, Netherlands

Blazers Ensemble, Mikail Aslan, Erkan Ogur, Salman Gambarov, and Tara Jaff.

Cemîl Qoçgîrî’s fifth solo album Zalâl was released in 2016. It features songs in the endangered Zaza language.

(born 4 September 1974, Altındağ, Ankara)

He started music studies in 1994 with his friend Mustafa Özarslan, whom he met while in high school, and founded Grup Çığ. The artist, who released 4 albums with the group Çığ, left the group after the release of the 4th album "SEASON" in September 2004. Oğuz Aksaç, who later started working on a solo album, released his first solo album "OĞUZNAME" in March 2005, and his second solo album "WAVES" in March 2007. In this album, the artist also read works that he wrote and composed himself. His third solo album “GİZ” was released in 2009.

He has been in four albums of Grup Çığ and together with Grup Kızılırmak soloist İlkay Akkaya, SALKIM SÖĞÜT released its 4th album in 2002. Apart from this, the artist, who took part in many joint albums, continues to work on music.

Albums

Grup Çığ

• Çığ Türküleri (1998)
• Yayla Çiçeği (2000)
• Nida (2002)
• Mevsim (2004)

Solo

• Oğuzname (2005)
• Oğuzname Dalgalar (2014)
• Giz (2009)
• Sevdadır (2013)
• İğde Kokusu (2017)
• Gökyüzü (2018)
• Eyvah / Oğuzname 6 (2021)