Hi people,
I'd like to introduce you this Turkish lady who lives in France.
She has a jazz quartet, and she covers traditional turkish form of music called "türkü" in jazz format. And it is really great. You gotta listen. May be you know, our music is not in well tempered system. There are many sharps and many flats in our music. Not just one in between each note
I think that makes it very inspirational, free, and emotional in most cases, but it also makes it hard for musicians, to use polyphony in turkish music. We usually use fretless instruments. But in recent years, many turkish musicians (good ones) are melting turkish tunes and western vibes in the same pot, and the results are really amazing. "Senem Diyici" is one of the very good among them. Please check her out.
http://www.senemdiyici.com/
The site is in french. But easy to navigate.
I'd like to introduce you this Turkish lady who lives in France.
She has a jazz quartet, and she covers traditional turkish form of music called "türkü" in jazz format. And it is really great. You gotta listen. May be you know, our music is not in well tempered system. There are many sharps and many flats in our music. Not just one in between each note
I think that makes it very inspirational, free, and emotional in most cases, but it also makes it hard for musicians, to use polyphony in turkish music. We usually use fretless instruments. But in recent years, many turkish musicians (good ones) are melting turkish tunes and western vibes in the same pot, and the results are really amazing. "Senem Diyici" is one of the very good among them. Please check her out. http://www.senemdiyici.com/
The site is in french. But easy to navigate.
