[FA Worldmusic] Turkish Music

[Dore Stein]

Hi,
Below is a short list of some worthwhile Turkish artists. Feel free tofollow-up.
A website worth checking out for low priced Turkish import cd's is tulumba.com.
Anyone interested in Turkish music or culture may want to know aboutan unusual  musictour I produce every year in Turkey. Private and public concerts areorganized with top Turkish musicians. Info is at tangents.com for theMay trip.
Turkish Artists:
Sabahat Akkiraz - my favorite Alevi singer
Aynur - one of few Kurdish singers to gain following outside Turkey           Shines in documentary "Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul "
Gvkhan Birben - Hamsheni singer from Black Sea region
Anouar Brahem with Barbaros Erkose and Kudsi Erguner - LovelyTunisian-Turkish collaborative recordings on ECM
Nejati Celik - perhaps finest Ottoman style oudist
Mercan Dede/Arkin Allen - sufi trance
Senem Diyici Quartet - Turkish world fusion
Orhan Hakalmaz -  happen to be listening to him right now - severalwonderful recordings
Istanbul Oriental Ensemble featuring Burhan Vgal   - reputation as topTurkish Roma                    percussionist, partly a result ofexposure from world tours
Kazim Koyuncu - remarkable Laz artist  who died way too young - he'sone of my favorites
Layco Tayfa no longer together but was killer Turkish/Roma/Jazz. Twocd's on Doublemoon
Erkan Opur  - claim to fame is invented the classical fretless guitar.                    Many fine instrumental recordings - check Kalan catalogue
Orhan Osman   - top bouzouki player in Turkey. Check out his playingon Smadj's SOS project.
Ibrahim Ozgur -  Turkish tango artist from the 1930's - highlyrecommended on oriente.de
Talip Ozkan - plays the national instrument of Turkey, the balagma(saz), as well as anybody. Has an American release "The Dark Fire" onLaswell's Axiom label.
Siwan Perwer   - Known throughout Europe as "The voice of Kurdistan".Has been living in exile since 1976.
Fuat Saka - compelling Laz singer and multi-instrumentalist
Husnu Senlendirici - Roma clarinetist, former leader of Laco Tayfa whohas gone smoother and poppy and become huge in Turkey
Selim Sessler - my favorite Turkish Roma clarinetist, terrific live -Catch him in documentary: "Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul"
Smadj -  Producer of choice for traditional based Turkish artists whowant to contemporize their sound - think of a Turkish 'Bill Laswell' .Dig his SOS project on Doublemoon.
Omar Faruk Tekbilek - one of best known Turkishmulti-instrumentalists, lives in States
Okay Temiz - veteran Turkish jazz, used to play with Don Cherry
peace,
Dore

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On 1/27/07, Mark Burford <mjburf at gmail.com> wrote:>  Dear list,>> I would be interested to know if anybody has recommendations of> outstanding Turkish musicians or ensembles on the current scene.  I am> doing some poking around but my expertise in this area is limited so I> would be interested in leads on any groups--traditional, popular,> classical, or other contemporary--that people have found particularly> outstanding.  Thanks in advance for any suggestions.>> Many thanks,>> Mark> _______________________________________________> FA-Worldmusic mailing list> FA-Worldmusic at folk.org>  http://www.folkserv.net/mailman/listinfo/fa-worldmusic>


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