The multitude of rhythms and languages specific to this region was not only pleasant and interesting, but also very moving. Remarkable precision, instrumental proficiency and an unforgettable voice […].” Ula Nowak, radio journalist, JAZZKULTURA (Poland); host of the program “Świato-czułość | WorldSensitivity”, about his concert in Vienna in September 2022.

“Anatolia, the mother of tunes. Mesopotamia, the mother of cultures. Ali Doğan Gönültaş, with his delving rhythmic journey, grasp my heart and caresses it with care and knowledge. He awakes the layers of cultural divinity and embraces all its population. His magnificent study of the tunes of these lands places a tear in my eye and makes hope to smile simultaneously. I assumed all the thematic sounds of the souls ever living in the soil. We cry, we smile, we resolve, and we breathe. Ali Doğan Gönültaş slaps you gently to wake up and perceive what's out there. One of the best productions of this year!”
Zekeriya S. Şen. Author, music writer & radio programmer. Radio show Dünyayı Dinliyorum (I listen to the world) at 94.9 Acik Radyo.

“Ali Doğan Gönültaş’ first solo album 'Kiğı': A real diamond not only for Kurdish music lovers! The music, like poetry, is of great importance to the Kurds. In a non-state, whose language and literature are suppressed, everything is sung to be remembered and saved. In much of Kurdish music today, this primary function of music as a tool for memory, learning, thinking, and education of the all-embracing music soul is highlighted, and is as necessary as daily bread. Ali Doğan Gönültaş represents and presents a collage of different cultures around his birthplace Kiğı', both in terms of instruments and with his approach to musical forms that have been used from the past. The work conveys thematic content and style such as the traditional Kurdish dance govend sprinkled with unabashed lamentation, labor songs and prayers... Α wonderful timeless journey!”
Eleni Ziliaskopoulou, M.A., Planet Radio 90,6, show FM Μουσικές Του Πλανήτη (Planet Music)