This episode features an inspiring singer, Ayse Roza and we talk about homeland, identity, female empowerment, spirituality and the power of music for healing.

Ayse uses music as a form of activism, to promote Kurdish & Alevi rights and singing is one of the ways that the Kurdish culture has been passed on. In this episode, Ayse explains how she uses music to connect with and channel the grief and pain of her ancestors.

This episode features clips of Ayse's singing and a live recording of Ayse at the end of this episode.

• Find out more about Public Radio of Yerevan; when the Kurdish language and culture were banned in Turkey, Radio Yerevan served as a bridge between the Kurdish people and their culture https://evnreport.com/evn-youth-report/the-kurdish-voice-of-radio-yerevan/
• Live recording of Ayse at Karaca music, featuring Cenk Sanlioglu on guitar and Hogir Goregen on percussion https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DICZszq7lvw&list=PLxueiX0wlDIdFbRkGouUrm4kDPbI13JCw&index=1
• Stay tuned in with Ayse and her music on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ayse__roza/
• Discover Cenk Sanlioglu, Ayse's music collaborator and profound guitarist also on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/cenksanlioglu/)