Arto Tunçboyaciyan
Artostan (Heaven and Earth CD HE 19, 2005)
The CD describes
Arto
Tunçboyaciyan‘s music as avant-garde folk and the description is
pretty accurate. On Artostan, Tunçboyaciyan focuses on vocal
experimentation, with his characteristic rhythmic vocal pieces as well as
digitally manipulated vocals, accompanied by percussion solos and effects. He
also plays a small lute called bular. The album is a trip to Arto
Tuncboyaciyan’s philosophical homeland: Artostan. “Because of what’s going on
in the world today with my human rights, dignity and power, I declare my own
country in me. Artostan.”Tunçboyaciyan describes the
Land of Artostan as a country with one citizen where “people have to accept each other even if they don’t like
one another. With Love, Respect and Truth we will be able to gain trust in
humanity. Nationality and religion labels no longer exist. Of course, I am not
talking about one’s belief. I think people can create their own country within
themselves. This is the ideology of the country s people and the king of Artostan.”
Author: Angel Romero
Angel Romero y Ruiz has dedicated his life to musical exploration. His efforts included the creation of two online portals, worldmusiccentral.org and musicasdelmundo.com. In addition, Angel is the co-founder of the Transglobal World Music Chart, a panel of world music DJs and writers that celebrates global sounds. Furthermore, he delved into the record business, producing world music studio albums and compilations. His works have appeared on Alula Records, Ellipsis Arts, Indígena Records and Music of the World.
