[FA Worldmusic] Turkish Music

[Kutay Kugay]

Aside from being a personal list, there are serious factual and  
numerous mistakes in this list.

Kutay


On Jan 27, 2007, at 5:36 PM, Dore Stein wrote:

> 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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> Dore SteinProducer/HostTangents Radio/Tangents Turkey Tours301  
> Gambier St.San Francisco CA  94134-1341
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> Playlists are uploaded in real time at  tangents.com
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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>  
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