turkish

Yesterday found this video of the late Turkish baglama master Ali Ekber Cicek performing his most famous piece “Haydar Haydar“.

Our dear friend Grup Ses sent us the new series he’s started called Ses Partisi 01 which is a series dedicated to contemporary alternative music from Turkey. Includes songs from him, Klaustro, Grangulez, Replikas, Hazavuzu, Ekin Fil of Proudpilot and even an older track by yours truly!.

New mixes by Dego, GP featuring Matthew Halsall, Dicky Trisco, Disco Outcasts, Baleariksoul, DJ Suhaid, Geiom etc.

Whoa, week 8? Missed a lot in between. Here’s a quick recap of the ones that stick with us: Balmorhea & Machinefabriek exclusive mixes via Fluid Radio. Two from our own Zafer and Cenk Akyol. Turkish episode on the Nahat Radio Show. Mixes from Shlohmo & Nguzunguzu and more.

Here’s a mix that has been salvaged from my bookmarks directory where it has been residing for the last month. An extraordinaire Turkish jazz mix from 60s/70s by Onur Engin. Sorry for sittin’ on this one for so long, it’s an amazing piece of history, and one that will set you looking for more from this era, if you’ve got the ears & mind. Kudos to Onur.

Our man in Germany, occasional collaborator and DJ/MC extraordinaire Kariem Diggins aka Kabus Kerim has made a new mix on mixcloud called Turcobilly. 20 songs of rapidfire 60’s / 70’s Turkish psych beat from orchestras like Siluetler, Haramiler, Mavi Isiklar, Apaslar and artists such as Cahit Oben, Ali Atasagun and Alpay.

Our friend Cenk Akyol has a new mixtape that spans historical Turkish art music and Romantic music from the 19th century (1881-1938) inspired by novelist Abdulhak Sinasi Hisar’s book Bosphorus by Moonlight.

“Here are the three versions of Turkey’s 1989 Eurovision entry: Grup Pan – Bana Bana. The first version is a studio mix, the second one is a live version and the third one is a remix. Although the song received 5 points, placing 21st in a field of 22 in that year’s contest, I personally think that Bana Bana is the best amongst Turkey’s Eurovision entries with its complex harmonic and percussive content.