Manush Music & Art
Gülçiçek Bakır
"Mawda, you are my darling, pure and innocent, my love, my spirit,
you are my Mawda, the world has become narrower, it is as cruel as wolves,
it eats the innocent, no-one comes to help, oh cursed times.”
- Gülçiçek
Born in 1975 in Erzincan province in Turkey Gülçiçek Bakır was the youngest among her seven siblings. Due to adversities her studies were disrupted till primary school in her village. Later when she moved in Germany she could finally finish her education.
Currently based in Zurich, Gülçiçek is a poet, composer and singer who sings and writes in Kurdish, Zaza and Turkish languages in the similar mood of the oral musical traditions of Anatolia.
In 2000 she interpreted the song of Lutfu Gultekin "Emeğim Zay oldu" in the album Gül türküleri. In 2005 she released her first and only album called "İZ".
On 17 May 2018, Mawda, a little two-year old girl, was shot dead by the Belgian police. She was in a van with her Kurdish parents and other refugees who were trying to cross the border into the UK.
Gulçicek expressed the pain and sadness caused by an inhuman immigration policy, and paid tribute to the innocent victims so that we do not forget them through her composition Mawda. In 2018 Mawda was featured in the album Karin by Emre Gültekin & Vardan Hovanissian released from the Belgian label Muziekpublique.
The latest album from Gülçicek has been released on April 29, 2024, much to the delight of fans eagerly awaiting its arrival. With a sound that sets the artist apart, this new release features a variety of fresh tracks that are sure to impress. We invite all music lovers to experience GÜLZÂR the newest album and appreciate the artistry of this talented musician.
