[5] The authenticity of Adnan's style is admired especially by Kurdish people due to the purity of his traditional melodies and the absence of particularly modern elements.

Threatened by Saddam Hussein's regime and the attacks on Kurdish people in the 1990s, Karims's family chose to go into exile to Sweden in 1992.

Today, Adnan's music is appreciated both in the Middle East (specifically the Kurdish areas in various countries across the region) and parts of Europe.

Adnan Karim uses first and foremost Kurdish classical poetry which stretches back to the 17th century.

After years of inactivity, he reappeared in the Kurd Idol TV program as one of the judges.