Janan Sawa

Biography

Janan Sawa (1956 Dohuk, Iraq - ) is a famous Assyrian musician.Janan started to sing in 1972, at the age of 17. In 1975, Janan's father forced his son to marry. He spend 4 years in the Iraqi army, from 1974 to 1978.In 1980, Janan exciled Iraq and settled in Greece for 2 years, and finally left for the U.S. in 1982, where he has remained as a resident up to today. After arriving in the U.S., Janan worked as a taxi driver for 2 years. In 1984, he was hired at a restaurant to sing on nightly bases. In 1985, he recorded is first studio album, named "Nohadra", the Assyrian name for his hometown, Dohuk. His first single was Chokhe, and became very popular in Assyrian parties. Janan has admitted that Turkish music plays some rule in his style of music. A list of Janan official albums: Vol.1-1985_NohadraVol.2-1986_TamboriVol.3-1987_ZamarehVol.4-1987_YemaVol.5-1988_SayadaVol.6-1989_Jwanqa D-HakkariVol.7-1990_LawandoVol.8-1991_KirkukVol.9-1992_Ana Ewan m BetNahrinVol.10-1993-ZowaaVol.11-1994-Kha BNissanVol.12-1996-Shara d Ninwaye1996_Mix of Janan SawaVol.13-1997-NahrainVol.14-1999-BroonyVol.15-2001_Shtawher ya yemaVol.16-2002_Bderen L NohadraSkip - Here they begun counting (the Mix 1996 album) as Vol.17Vol.18-2002_Lenwa AnaVol.19-2004_Qinate Min AtraVol.20-2005_Hekle TleekheVol.21-2006_Zorna DaholaVol.22-2006_Kholma ShariraVol.23-2008_IshtarVol.24-2011_Zamren B KhobakhVol.25-2012_AttaVol.26-2013_Bayenaps: Janan also has a number of live albums, but those are not listed here because they are considered unofficial releases.