Dîlan Top

Dîlan Top, born in Dêrsim, is a young Kurdish musician from Germany. She received her professional musical training at the World Music Academy in Mainz. At the same time, she taught tenbûr to children there. She also successfully completed her master’s degree in management in Mainz. In her interpretations, she gives her audience access to her homeland and culture through traditional and authentic sounds. She sings in Kurmancî, Zazakî, Turkish and Armenian. The tenbûr is her constant companion. This instrument enables her to reflect the traditions of her roots in her sounds.