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Oriental Soul
Ironhand Records is proud to present another magnum opus of East and West music: "Chettini and the Turkish Trio - Oriental Soul", first released in 1972. Çetin Bükey, credited as Chettini, was a musician who, during his unique career in Turkey and th…
İstanbul Sokakları
“The psych band’s latest release weaves field recordings into tracks that confront the realities of modern Turkey.”
Turkish Delights
Blind musician Hrant Kenkulian (1901-1978), generally known as Oudi Hrant was a master of the oud (fretless lute) who was probably best known for his taksims. He was an Armenian born in Adapazar, a city close to Istanbul which had a large Armenian po…
Desert Wind
Yaşar Akpençe was born in 1966 in Istanbul and can be consider as one of the best world darbouka player. He began his career in music at the age of 9 by playing Congo and carried on with the darbuka at 13 and made his musical dream come true by worki…
Meçhul: Singles & Rarities
Erkin Koray and Sublime Frequencies are pleased to present this collection of rare tracks and lesser-heard singles. All tracks were recorded and released in Turkey between 1970 – 1977 and culled from Koray's personal vinyl collection. Includes exclu…
Bahriye Ciftetellisi
2013 release ** "Music from the Istanbul hotspot, from the relatively unknown Dolapdere district, inhabited by the local Roma who emigrated from Thrace. The clarinet virtuoso and the musicians surrounding him play a modern version of classic Turkish …