Music

The album Groove Alla Turca, featuring world-renowned percussionist Burhan Öcal and American jazz funk avant-garde bassist Jamaaladeen Tacuma, combines classic Turkish music pieces such as Nihavend Longa and Katibim with jazz and groove sounds. It also includes vocals by artists like Natacha Atlas and...

Mercan Dede, renowned worldwide for blending Sufi music with electronic music, is a ney player, composer, producer, and DJ. His work Rhythms of Water consists of three sections: "Ripples of Istanbul," "Sinan," and "Water Ritual," and was specially created for the Zeyrek Çinili Hamam....

The album Divan by the group "Orient Expression," consisting of Richard Hamer, Cem Yıldız, DJ Yakuza, and Murat Uncuoğlu, features prominent Turkish folk music artists Sabahat Akkiraz, Aynur Doğan, and Adile Yadırgı.

Bergama Gaydası, interpreted under the influence of renowned jazz musician Butch Morris, is a fusion of traditional Turkish music to modern times. Laço Tayfa, who also collaborated with the American group Brooklyn Fun Essentials on the In the Buzzbag album and the Turkish clarinet...