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Turku
Alleys of Istanbul
Genre: International Music

Track Listings (15) - Disc #1
1. Uskudara Gidariken
2. Agri Dagindan Uctum
3. Mastoom Mastoom / Asmar Asmar
4. Anadolu Kavagi
5. Rampi Rampi
6. Misket
7. Saza Niye Gelmedin
8. Yesilim
9. Drum Solo
10. Muhabet
11. Ah, Bir Atas Ver
12. Harman Dali
13. Aman Avci Vurma Meni
14. Bir Demet Yasemen
15. Macka Yollari

CD Details

All Artists: Turku
Title: Alleys of Istanbul
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: Hittite Sun
Original Release Date: 3/20/1998
Release Date: 3/20/1998
Genre: International Music
Style:
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 791022107326

Synopsis

Album Description

Istanbul, "the center of the world", the only city in the world straddling two continents, Europe and Asia, is the gateway to the west for the cultures of Eurasia. And so, Istanbul's neighborhoods, backstreets, and alleys pulse to the cultural origins of their inhabitants; Turks, Greeks, Azeri, Persians, Kurds, Turkmen, Romany. These neighborhoods echo with their native tongues, and ring with their music and dance. Turku takes you to on a musical tour of some of this ancient city's ethnic neighborhoods with their performance of songs and dances from the "Alleys of Istanbul".

CD Reviews

Debated between 4 and 5

baladi16 | new jersey | 04/06/2002

(4 out of 5 stars)

"This is a great cd. It's mainly Turkish folk songs given a new spin. They are performed all acoustically (I think) with heavy, heavy string emphasis and no vocals (except some artsy background audience babble). The pieces are energetic and like they say - great for dancing. They're mainly fast-paced with a couple of slower ones.The only reason I didn't give it a 5 is that the pieces seemed to be very stylistically the same. Heavy string emphasis and the dynamics had the same punch it/back off/punch it/back off interpretation in almost all of the pieces."

Simply... Great !!!

ricgomez@uniandes.edu.co | Bogota, Colombia | 08/14/1999

(5 out of 5 stars)

"It's very lively and entertaining. It's simply a very great CD. I recommend it to anybody who wants to learn about eastern music. Great for dancing."

Energetic, lively music. Great for dancing or listening.

ricgomez@uniandes.edu.co | 09/01/1999

(5 out of 5 stars)

"The first two tracks are particularly good for dancing - I have seen the second track performed in a dance and it was spectacular. Nice balance, very well performed. Recommended for anyone who is into or wants to learn more about middle eastern music."