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Tangents Turkey Music Tour May 2 - 18, 2008
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Tangents Music Tour Update (continuously revised)
It has been exciting and gratifying to see the evolution of the Tangents Turkey Music Tour over the last three years. The tour is acknowledged by Turkish media, travel writers and its music industry as the only one of its kind. They are appreciative and supportive. While recently in
The Tangents Turkey tour concert track record speaks for itself. Many of the 2007 tour acts are described in the itinerary.
A highlight for many on the 2007 tour was the Hidrellez Roma Festival which is a wild and fun event. Among the groups who may be performing at Hidrellez '08 are: brass band Kocani Orkestar from Macedonia, famed percussionist Burhan Ocal and the Trakya All-Stars, Buzuki Orhan Osman (who blew me away during Hidrellez '07), the Dhoad Gypsies of Rajastan where the Roma originate and the world renown Balkan remixer and accordionist DJ Shantel.
While in
There's a good chance my favorite singer in Turkey, Sabahat Akkiraz, will perform at her home for the spring '08 Tangents group. Should this happen, Sabahat and the Akkiraz clan will also prepare a home cooked meal for us. The last two Tangents tours have included a house performance with family prepared meals, and I want to continue this tradition. Sabahat is the most popular Alevi singer in
The 2007 tour saw Sabahat perform in an
Sabahat has a new CD that I like very much:Turku Hayattir
**The 2007 and 2006 house concerts were with the Sufi duo, the Erdemsel Brothers.
Legendary jazz drummer, instrument builder/inventor and composer Okay Temiz has agreed to a combination talk/performance/workshop at his studio. Okay is a jazz pioneer who has brought not only Anatolian traditions into jazz, but also African and Indian. He recorded with Don Cherry and also toured extensively with South African pianist Abdullah Ibrahim. Okay left
Okay has lots of recordings. This one is Anatolian/Roma (Gypsy) Jazz: Magnetic Orient
(link also has an excellent bio)
I picked up an amazing CD during the May '07
Çağlar Namlı is an inventive and versatile solo artist. I'm pleased to report that his spring '08 Istanbul Tangents concert seed has been planted.
One of my favorite bassists performed in
During Renaud's concert he dedicated a song to a Turkish kemençe (violin family) artist named Derya Türkan who I had not heard of. After the concert, I introduced myself to Renaud and he in turn, introduced me to Derya. I learned that Renaud and Derya had recently recorded a CD "Minstrel's Era". One of my favorite Turkish labels (kind of the Arhoolie of Turkey) is selling Minstrel's Era for $9.00
Derya generously invited me to a concert he had the following evening on the Asian side of
At the WOMEX music conference in Sevilla Ross Daly's ensemble performed a showcase and we connected afterwards. Ross is one of my favorite cross-pollinating musicians and is an astounding multi-instrumentalist specializing in the Greek Cretan lira. He also plays hundreds of instruments primarily from
Recommended CD: Iris
The WOMEX music conference featured about 50 concerts over 4 days/nights. The consensus showcase may have been the
Taqsim Trio Debut CD:Taqsim Trio
This gives you an inside look into the anatomy of a Tangents music tour. As the seeds mature and more developments happen, I will keep you posted. Exciting times!
peace,
Dore