Capacity Assessment of Kurdish Folk Music to Promote the Culture of Work and Activity in Radio Programs

One of the topics less attended to in radio programming is the importance of music in improving the quality and quantity conditions of work. The present study seeks to answer the question of how the media capacity of radio can be applied to promote the culture of work and activity by relying on Kurdish work music. This research is based on the views of Alan P. Merriam who, in his theory, has dealt with the influence of music on work. Following that, a brief look is made at the capabilities of folk music in improving social activities and then, the role of music in radio programs is expressed. In the following, different types of Kurdish work music in the provinces of Kurdistan, Kermanshah and Ilam are explained and the capacities of work music in these areas to promote the culture of work and activity are evaluated in radio programs. The methods used in this research are semi-structured interview and documentary study. Based on the results, it seems that although Kurdish and work music possess a social function in Kurdish regions, there has not been created a proper link between the work music of Kurdish regions and radio programs, and the capacity of work music has been used only to a limited extent in the provincial radio stations. In order to strengthen this connection, in addition to explaining the relevant policies at macro-level, producers who are familiar with music, especially Kurdish folk music, are required so that by their collaboration with music experts, traditional work songs appropriate for the present are reconstructed and used in radio programs.