Nilüfer Akbal is one of the leading women musicians of authentic folk music. Considering the difficulties of singing in her mother - tongue in Turkey, Nilüfer Akbal is a good example for the other musicians as she never made concessions. She usually sings in Zaza, which is her mother - tongue, in her albums as well as she sings in Turkish, Kurdish and Armenian. Nilüfer Akbal expresses her effort in reaching an universal level as follows: "These sounds are the apples, gold, rubies of our land.