Issa Hassan (artist name also: Issa), born December 25, 1970 in Lebanon, now living in France, is a Kurdish musician, Bouzouki player and composer. Issa Hassan’s story began long time ago, in a small village in Turkish Kurdistan, when his grand-parents took the road to exile, to a country which, at the time, represented a degree of safety: Lebanon. About thirty years later, someone was born there who is becoming one of the Masters of the bouzouk and one of those Eastern musicians whose contact with other musical horizons make it possible to look forward enthusiastically to what the century present will offer. 1982, Issa Hassan was a member of a dance ensemble of a Kurdish association in Beirut/Lebanon. Issa Hassan immigrated to France in 1984 and became a member of the Kurdish Institute of Paris. Through his musical work Issa Hassan met Europe and European music. In 1988, he was then a band member of the group Koma Zozan. His music style is characterized by the fact that he mixes Kurdish Folk music with flamenco and jazz, and produces a new synthesis. Discography: * 1995 - Gulînar * 2000 - Ballad kurde à Seville * 2000 - Tooting Broadway * 2001 - L'art du bouzouk * 2005 - La cinquième saison * 2008 - Kurdomania - Dîlana Kurdî --> www.issahassan.com Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.