Die vier Musiker*innen von Aylin’s Soulgarden verbinden auf innovative Weise alevitische Sounds aus Anatolien mit kontemporären Elementen des Pop, Jazz und Electro. Aylin’s Soulgarden vertonen Texte traditioneller alevitischer Dichter wie Muhyiddin Abdal und Pir Sultan und betten dabei diese tiefgründigen Verse in ein lebendiges, mitreiẞendes Klangbett aus...

KEYEYİ (Zazakî) – EVLER (Turkish) – HOMES (English) The album emerged from the sounds of the places I was born into and became aware of. I needed to return home to remember and remind. Home is not only an address for me, but also a state of feeling and meaning. It is more than just a space with walls, rooms and windows, it is a state of joy, mourning, expression in different...

Derya Turkan has been the worlds most influential Istanbul kemenesi performer for almost three decades now. He has performed world wide and recorded as a leader or in collaboration with prominent international musicians in a variety of musical styles, from classical to contemporary improvisation. With Istanbul Kemenesi vol. II, Derya Turkan presents his second album...