Rough Guide Turkey

Various Artists
World Music Network
World | Feb 2003

Reviews

Decca
Reviewed 2003-02-21
Another great collection. Varied mix of Turkish pop, folk, gypsy sounds, etc. I’d give every track at least one star. As always, read the notes.

*1. Good fem. vox singing Turkish pop..
*2. Slow opening into melodic pop/dance..
3. Strings, percussion, female voice. Big.
4. Nice male vox in an upbeat pop love song.
5. Radio intro, dance beat, male vox. Cool..
*6. Flamenco guitar, slower, romantic fem vox.
*7. Turkish protest band. Mid-tempo. Cool voices
*8. Gypsy guitar, clarinet, bouncy contemp. Folk
*9. Great Turkish/Moroccan blend. Upbeat.
10. Brassy folk/rock w/female vox.
11. Cool bagpipy-sound, chorus. Mid-tempo..
12. Clarinet/percussion, happy, klezmer-esque.
13. Female chorus w/an Arabic sound. Mid.
14. Elegant version of a classical Ottoman song.
15. Male voices, slow to mid-tempo Sufi chant.

21 February 2003

Recent airplay

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Charting

2003-03-03 — 2003-05-05 Reggae/World
Week EndingAirplays
Apr 27 3
Apr 13 1
Apr 6 1
Mar 23 2
Mar 16 3
Mar 9 2

Track listing

1. Gungormemisler
2. Sen Allahin Bir Lutfusun
3. Padisah
4. Ben Tabii Ki
5. Sultanim
6. Dile Kolay
7. Haydi Kolkola
8. Ciftetelli
9. Hijaz Raks
10. Bendeki Yaralar
11. Arsima Seni (Arsima Icin)
12. Yalvaris
13. Mavisim
14. Seddiaraban Peshrev
15. Kemence Taksimi