Tito Rinesi & the Dargah Ensemble – Ilahi (La Levantina Records, 2024) Tito Rinesi & The Dargah Ensemble have dropped Ilahi, the final chapter in…
Tito Rinesi & the Dargah Ensemble Complete Their Engaging Sufi Music Trilogy
Tag: Turkish music
Biography of Composer, Researcher and Multi-Instrumentalist Tito Rinesi
Tito Rinesi is a composer and researcher specializing in ethnic and traditional music from various countries. He is a multi-instrumentalist and singer, proficient in playing…
Cem Yildiz introduces World-Electro from Anatolia
Known as the “Modern-day troubadour,” Cem Yildiz passionately explores Anatolian and Alevi-Bektashi music, delivering captivating performances imbued with shamanic essence. Utilizing electrified saz and vocals,…
Ali Doğan Gönültaş’ Enthralling Vision of Home
Ali Doğan Gönültaş – Keyeyî (Mapamundi Música, 2024) Ali Doğan Gönültaş, an emerging figure in Kurdish music, has unveiled his splendid second solo album, Keyeyî.…
Gifted Composer, Songwriter and Multi-Instrumentalist Ali Doğan Gönültaş
(headline image: Ali Doğan Gönültaş performing live at Polirítmia in 2023 – Photo by Susana Godoy.) Ali Doğan Gönültaş, born in Kiğı, Eastern Anatolia, Turkey,…
Ali Doğan Gönültaş Reveals ‘Hespî Degdî,’ the first single of his new album
Alevi musician Ali Doğan Gönültaş has released “Hespî Degdî,” the first single from his upcoming 2024 album. Read more about this artist from Anatolia: A…
A Chat with Ali Doğan Gönültaş
(headline image: Ali Dogan Gönültas performing live at Polirítmia, 2023 – Photo by María Carbonell) In May 2022, the first album of Ali Doğan Gönültaş…
Erdem Oral Presents Debut Album ‘İz’
Erdem Oral – İz (Ahenk Music, 2023) Erdem Oral’s debut solo album is a musical journey spanning over two decades, featuring the melodies that have…
Entrancing Anatolian Folk and Psychedelia from Berlin
Derya Yıldırım and Grup Şimşek – Dost 2 (Bongo Joe Records/Catapulre Records, 2022) Derya Yıldırım and Grup Şimşek’s latest musical venture, Dost 2, marks the…
Pianist and vocalist Süeda Çatakoğlu Releases ‘Süeda Sings Sezen’ Album
Süeda Çatakoğlu – Süeda Sings Sezen (Ahenk Müzik, 2023) Süeda Çatakoğlu, a multifaceted artist excelling in singing, piano, arrangement, songwriting, and composition, presents her latest…