Yalda Abbasi und Trio Sêreng – Stadtgartenkonzerte am Alten Zoll

In the organizer's words:

Night of Musical Cultures - Global Night | Persian-Kurdish-German Folk Jazz

The Kurdish musician Yalda Abbasî (vocals, dotar) and the trio Sêreng combine the great diversity of Kurdish music with elements of Western classical music and jazz. Trio Sêreng was founded in 2018 by the Kurdish-Armenian violinist Nure Dlovani, the German jazz cellist Beate Wolff and the German-Turkish pianist Laia Genc. "Sêreng" means "three colors" in Kurdish.

The four musicians meet on stage with the music of their home countries from Iran, Armenia, Turkey and Germany and bring the music of Mesopotamia to new life with their arrangements and original compositions.

The quartet won the prestigious creole NRW competition in 2024 for its passionate enthusiasm and cultural openness. The four women always see their artistic work as a commitment to Kurdish culture and the self-determination of women. Abbasî sings and composes in both Kurdish and Persian. Her repertoire is nourished by almost forgotten melodies from her north-eastern Iranian homeland of Khorassan, enhanced by her studies in baroque singing at the Giuseppe Verdi Conservatory in Milan.

The three musicians of Trio Sêreng bring their own color, cultural and musical experience and sound to the ensemble. The result of their collaboration is a special concert experience with a harmonious fusion of Western and Middle Eastern sounds, of classical chamber music and jazz, of folklore and improvisation.