Kader Asaad
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Kader Asaad | |
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 Cover of the album Kirkuk | |
| Background information | |
| Born | April 4, 1967 |
| Genres | Oriental and Arabesque |
| Years active | 1985–present |
| Labels | Kader Asaad Productions |
Kader Asaad (Central Kurdish: قادر ئەسعەد, romanized: Qadir Es'ed; 4 April 1967) is a Kurdish oriental/arabesque recording artist (singer and songwriter) and record producer. He is the founder of Kader Asaad productions.
In his early years, Kader Asaad co-founded the Jala band in Erbil. The band released their first album in 1985. Following three successful years, they released a new album called "Jala Part 2" (1988). By 1992 they released a special album in order to celebrate the establishment of the Kurdistan Region's Parliament[1]
In 1991 Kader Asaad released his first single album titled "Kader Assad 1991" which contained 10 tracks.[2]
Due to the Iraqi Kurdish Civil War as well as other circumstances that were a result of Iraq's geopolitical situation, he emigrated to Sweden.[3]
