Karapetê Xaço
Also known as: Karapet Khacho · Karabet Xaco
Region: Garzan / Soviet Armenia
About Karapetê Xaço
Karapetê Xaço was an Armenian-Kurdish singer who became one of the most important preservers of Kurmanji oral tradition. Born in 1908, he survived the displacement of Armenians and spent most of his career in Soviet Armenia, where his recordings on Yerevan Radio preserved hundreds of Kurmanji folk songs. He died in 2005 at the age of 96.
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Karapetê Xaço's recordings on Soviet Armenia's Yerevan Radio (1940s-1980s) preserved hundreds of Kurmanji folk songs. KOM MÜZİK has officially released remasters; multiple documentaries cover his life. Note: do not confuse with the Armenian musician "Karapet Hayrapetyan" — different person.
KOM MÜZİK — official remasters
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Other versions & older recordings
Documentaries on his life
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