The foundation of this album is based on rhythmic cycles (Osul) collected from a manuscript from 1696. The rhythmic cycles were very common at that time and many composers wrote melodies on those cycles. On his previous album (Zarb-e Osul) Ziya composed pieces for percussion based on those rhythmic cycles. On this album, he imagined melodies with those rhythms. Some melodies...

Die Berge Tadschikistans beherbergen ein unglaublich reiches musikalisches Erbe, das der Welt bisher weitgehend verborgen geblieben ist. Die von Lu Edmonds aufgenommenen bemerkenswerten Darbietungen einheimischer Musiker bieten einen nie zuvor gehörten Einblick in die alten und innovativen Klänge des Landes.

This is the first Vinyl LP ever released featuring a woman playing the Rudra Veena. Madhuvanti Pal is from Kolkata India, teaches the Rudra Veena and builds her own instruments. Very few recordings of the rudra veena have been released. This is for a number of reasons, including that the rudra veena is notoriously difficult to capture in recorded form. Instead of traveling...

All tracks were recorded and released in Turkey between 1970 – 1977 and culled from Koray's personal vinyl collection. Includes exclusive photos and remastered audio. An iconic guitar and songwriting genius. A voice of gold – having founded the country's first ever rock and roll group in 1957, he is regarded worldwide as the father of Turkish rock. Forging western sounds...