Kimi Djabaté
Kimi Djabaté was raised in Tabato, Guinea-Bissau, a village known for its griots, hereditary singer-poets whose songs of praise and tales of history and legends play an essential role in...
Ears of the People: Ekonting Songs from Senegal and Gambia
The first album of West African ekonting music, Ears of the People: Ekonting Songs from Senegal and Gambia, is a testament to the endurance of music and tradition across the...
ANGELINE MORRISON
THE SORROW SONGS: FOLK SONGS OF BLACK BRITISH EXPERIENCE The Sorrow Songs: Folk Songs of Black British Experience is the upcoming record by Cornwall-based folk singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Angeline...
Özay Gönlüm The Turkish Folk Music Idol
The old Turkish audience knew him in elegant suits with his hairpiece, his rosary on his arm, handkerchief on his leg under his “saz” a stringed instrument, boats in legs...
Album of Gazneli Mahmud
Surfing does you good when you are more concentrated and oriented on what you want to learn. Than little beautiful knowledge pop-ups pop in front of your screen. I came...
Alla Turca
What business did Western Classical Music Composers have imitating Turkish military music? I have always been keen to know where and which musical pieces in the Ottoman repertoire have been...
A lament to Atatürk Airport (aka Yeşilköy Airport)
Let’s start with a small background of our Aviation History. It all began back in 1st June 1911, in Yeşilköy when The Turkish Air Force was founded by the Prime...
Turkish Folk Music Instruments
Turkey has a wide diversity of musical instruments, some of which have existed there for over a thousand years while others have been imported in our own times. Ancient instruments...
Listening To Turkish Music
When listening to a “new” type of music for the first time, it is sometimes difficult to be able to hear the context of the different musical sounds. Sometimes it...
On Turkish Music
Islam and music Some orientations within Islam have a restrictive view on music that is performed solely for pleasure. Music is seen as a strong way to affect people and...