RIP Abbas Kamandi

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Iranian Kurdish prominent artist and singer, writer and poet Abbas Kamandi passed away early morning on Thursday in a hospital in his birthplace Sne [Sanandaj], in Iranian Kurdistan region [northwest of Iran].

Has suffered a heart stroke and died at the early hours of the day in Tawhid hospital.

Born in 1952, Kamandi started writing when he was 16. The playwright worked for more than two decadeswww.Ekurd.net in Sanandaj Broadcasting. He has sung songs with the Kamkars, one of the worldly-known Kurdish music groups.

He was also a great painter and his last exhibition was in Slêmanî, Iraqi Kurdistan region.

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Iranian Kurdish prominent artist and singer, writer and poet Abbas Kamandi passed away early morning on Thursday in a hospital in his birthplace Sne [Sanandaj], in Iranian Kurdistan region [northwest of Iran].

Has suffered a heart stroke and died at the early hours of the day in Tawhid hospital.

Born in 1952, Kamandi started writing when he was 16. The playwright worked for more than two decadeswww.Ekurd.net in Sanandaj Broadcasting. He has sung songs with the Kamkars, one of the worldly-known Kurdish music groups.

He was also a great painter and his last exhibition was in Slêmanî, Iraqi Kurdistan region.

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RIP Abbas Kamandi

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May 26, 2014

SNE, Iranian Kurdistan,— The funeral ceremony of the famous Iranian Kurdish singer, painter and author Abbas Kamandi was held late Thursday, May 22, 2014 in the Kurdish city of Sne [Sanandaj] in Iranian Kurdistan region [northwest of Iran].

Abbas Kamandi passed away at the age of 62 early morning on Thursday in a hospital in his birthplace Sne.

Kamandi suffered on Wednesday evening from aches in kidneys and was taken to the hospital, then he suffered a heart stroke and died at the early hours of the day in Tawhid hospital.

Kamandi was one of the most popular singers in the Kurdish world.

Born in 1952, Kamandi started writing when he was 16, Kmandi worked for 35 years in Sanandaj radio. He has sung songs with the Kamkars, one of the worldly-known Kurdish music groups.

Abbas Kmandi was one of the experts in the Kurdish arts and folklore, at the age of eighteen, he participated in one of short stories contests in and took the first award.
Whenever he wrote more than 150 songs during his career, formed a number of bands and sang many of calm songs.

He also wrote four novels and 30 scenarios for long and short films.

He was married and has three daughters and one son.

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