Vocalist, oboe player and composer Elif Sanchez [Elif Cakmut] was born in Istanbul, Turkey. Her musical journey started in her hometown. After the music education…
Artist Profiles: Elif Sanchez
Tag: Turkish music
Turkish clarinet Virtuoso Ramazan Sesler
Turkish clarinet maestro Ramazan Sesler grew up in a family of acclaimed Gypsy (Roma) musicians. He is the son of Selim Sesler, one of the…
Laiko Rock From Turkey
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Sinan Cem Eroglu’s Fascinating Eastern Anatolian Sounds
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Palimpsesto to Celebrate Iberian and Mediterranean Music in 2022
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Acoustic Mediterranean Beauty Across Time
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Turkish-Inspired Music with Uncommon Textures
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Mehmet Polat’s Inventive Ud
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Electric Anadolu Band BaBa ZuLa Unveils Single ‘Çöl Aslanlari’
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Burak Malcok Unveils Rebirth
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