Editing Kurds (section)

===Music and dance===
{{Main|Kurdish music}}
[[File:Kurdish_musicians_1890.jpg|thumb|Kurdish musicians, 1890]]
Traditionally, there are three types of Kurdish classical performers: [[Storytelling|storytellers]] (''çîrokbêj''), [[minstrel]]s (''stranbêj''), and [[bard]]s (''dengbêj''). No specific music was associated with the Kurdish princely courts. Instead, music performed in night gatherings (''şevbihêrk'') is considered classical. Several musical forms are found in this genre. Many songs are [[Epic poetry|epic]] in nature, such as the popular ''Lawiks'', heroic [[ballad]]s recounting the tales of Kurdish heroes such as [[Saladin]]. ''Heyrans'' are love ballads usually expressing the melancholy of separation and unfulfilled love. One of the first Kurdish female singers to sing ''heyrans'' is [[Chopy Fatah]], while ''Lawje'' is a form of religious music and ''Payizoks'' are songs performed during the autumn. Love songs, dance music, wedding and other celebratory songs (''dîlok/narînk''), erotic poetry, and [[work song]]s are also popular.{{Citation needed|date=September 2022}}

Throughout the Middle East, there are many prominent Kurdish artists. Most famous are [[Ibrahim Tatlises]], [[Nizamettin Arıç]], [[Ahmet Kaya]] and the [[Kamkars]]. In Europe, well-known artists are [[Darin Zanyar]], [[Sivan Perwer]], and [[Azad (rapper)|Azad]].