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Sinan Erbil was born in Erbil, Iraq. His father, was the owner of a popular coffee shop in Erbil.
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His latest album is the politally charged "", featuring Nuray Hafiftas along with a host of world class musicians ıncludıng Erdinç Şenyaylar. He is fluent in Iraqi Turkmen ("South Azeri" or "Iraqi Turkish"), Turkish (very closely related to Turkmen), Arabic and English. At the age of four Erbil began learning Turkish folk music from his mother.
In 1983, he received one year tutition from the Iran/Azerbaycan music academy.
As a result of political unrest, he later migrated to Turkey enlisting in a specialised bağlama (Turkish guitar) course & later on became involved in the Turkish music arts via Niğde. Later, he returned to Ankara and enlisted for another year in studying Turkish classical and folk music
In 1992 he performed in an Opera musical in Athens. In 1993 Sinan migrated to Sydney, Australia, where he became immediately involved with the Australian Turkmen & Turkish Association.
To further strengthen his musical abilities, he joined the Sydney Turkish Arts Academy.
Whilst there, he was taught by the world-renowned classical musician Sabahattin Akdağcık & starred in many performances that were put together by the academy which involved another well known classical musician, Kemal Toprak. Güzel Kerkük.
