He showed a talent for singing at an early age. Despite of very much suffering in his life,, his great talent in singing has never been declined. The border set forcibly on Kurds, have never stopped him in moving and venturing in different parts of Kurdistan. He spent much of his life in the east and south of Kurdistan. He recorded more than 1700 folk songs, even though he was illiterate. He has two daughters from his wife Media Zandi who currently live in Teheran-Iran.