CUNEYT SEPETCI & ORCHESTRA DOLAPDERE - CD BAHRIYE CIFTETELLISI

Popis - BAHRIYE CIFTETELLISI:
In Istanbul, close to the city center, lies the Dolapdere
district, which is populated by the Roma of the city. They
supply the music for the city's weddings, circumcisions,
parades and parties. Dolapdere is the home of clarinet virtuoso
CUNEYT SEPETCI and THE ORCHESTRA DOLAPDERE, who are some of
the greatest musicians of Istanbul. They specialize in a modern
take on classic Turkish Roma (gypsy) music, as well as folk
songs from Albania, Macedonia, Spain and elsewhere that they
have adapted to their own inimitable style. On days when
Sepetci is not working, one can find him in the cafe, drinking chai and waiting for the highest bidder to hire him for the
night's concert. In the summer of 2012, he met American
musicians A HAWK AND A HACKSAW, who agreed to get the
under-recorded master into a studio and release his first
album. Sepetci has chosen all the tracks; many are hits from
the Turkish Roma repertoire, but these have not been heard in
the West.