Kurdshop - Kawais Agha, whose real name is Ahmad Jamil Kanabi Harki and is also known as Kak Wais, was born in 1889 in the Charchella region of the Harki tribe. Charcella is located on the border of the Gever and Shemzinan districts in Jolamerg province, North part of Kurdistan.

Kawais's father's name is Ahmad Jamil Harki and belongs to the Kanabi family of the Harki tribe. His mother's name is Leila. In winter, the tribe moved from the valleys to the plains northeast of Erbil and settled in the village of Hershmi. Ahmad Agha was a Harki shepherd. Kawais Agha's father passed away when he was 10. At that time, Kawais Agha had a younger brother called Kino. Kawais Agha had a stuttering problem, but no one noticed that when he sang. That was not a congenital disorder. According to him, he was riding a horse in the winter when he was young and fell off the horse on the way and stayed in the snow for several hours, and this caused him the problem.

The colorful plains, high foggy mountains, the scenery of lakes, rivers, and springs, the sound of birds, and the beautiful nature of Kurdistan, in general, had a great influence on Kawais Agha's feelings and thoughts and reflected in his songs.

On May 13, 1916, due to World War I and the occupation of Rwandiz by the British, many people could not migrate and moved to Shaqlawa in South part of Kurdistan and stayed there. Kawais Agha moved to Shaqlawa with Haji Newroz's family and settled there. After that, Haji Newroz became the governor of Shaqlawa by order of the Ottomans, and Kawais Agha was appointed as the employee of groceries and grains the Ottomans received from the people of Shaqlawa.

Kawais Agha marries Amina Mohammed Sharif in Shaqlawa. They had four children, Ahmad, Mohammed, Avdila, and Jamil. Once, Kawais Agha went to Pirmam with Ahmad Ismail Bag to visit his relatives and friends, but on the way, he felt pain, so he asked Ahmad Ismail Bag to return. They later returned to Shaqlawa, but Kawais Agha's health deteriorated. He died a short time later in mid-February 1936, on Wednesday, and was buried in Harsham Cemetery.

Some of Kawais Agha's songs:

Evin, De Khalo, Sheikh Mahmoud, Ismail Agha, The Second Barzan Revolution, Mir Binko, Bawk Awdilkarim and Naif, Doli Kashkhan, Turkey-Greece War, Bawk Sila, Khalid Rizko, Awdillmajid, Saydun Niho, Avdil Isa, Hisni Waliki, Miro, Lolo Swar, And Eli Sad jar la min Eli.

Here are some of Kawais Agha's love songs:

Yayo, De Here, Arabe, Dilber, Lawiko, Yar Kundo, Dotmam, Berivane, Dalal, Te Zani, Zalime, Yare, Bilmez, Gawre, Asmar, Sewdeli, Mevano, Sekwano, Lavke Smuqi, Jenk Khalil.

A school named Kawais Agha has now been opened in Shaqlawa and his statue has been placed in the city center.