| Various Artists / Bazaar Istanbul |
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| Album: | Bazaar Istanbul | Collection: | World | |
| Artist: | Various Artists | Added: | Aug 2004 | |
| Label: | Arc Music Inc. | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2004-08-23 | Pull Date: | 2004-10-25 | Charts: | Reggae/World |
| Week Ending: | Oct 17 | Sep 26 | Sep 19 | Sep 5 | Aug 29 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Sep 25, 2010: | Music Casserole Altin Yuzuk Hos Bilezik | 4. | Sep 24, 2004: | No Cover, No Minimum - On The Silk Road Soyleyin Yildizlar Sevgilim | |
| 2. | Nov 25, 2004: | Sun in Libra, Moon in Pisces Soyleyin Yildizlar Sevgilim | 5. | Sep 18, 2004: | Zeynep's Turkish Approximation Soyleyin Yildizlar Sevgilim | |
| 3. | Oct 14, 2004: | Sun in Libra, Moon in Pisces Soyleyin Yildizlar Sevgilim | 6. | Sep 04, 2004: | Morning Glory Soyleyin Yildizlar Sevgilim |
| Album Review |
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| David Shaw Reviewed 2004-08-19 | ||
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Coll: Bazaar Istanbul—Music of Turkey Sampler coll of ARC Music out of Sussex.Six of 13 tracks from the same duo + ensemble. Liner notes indicate that the music is of Gypsy provenance, though the track descriptions only say so for #4 & 9 .For the most part, these are upbeat infectious melodies, one can see the dancing around the fire. As with many Middle Eastern musics, time and tonal shifts abound, and improv cadenzas (called uzun hava in Turkic) add ornament. Exotic instruments, exuberant rhythms, danceable beats—how can you lose? Play it! . Faves: 1,2,3,9,10,11 (Dr D 08-04) 1Instrumental,upbeat belly dance. 9 piece ensemble wails and sways. Good solo turns 2 Instr. Medley 4 short ‘fishy’ songs. Six piece trad folk ensemble; plenty tempo changes 3 Vocal medium tempo, driving, “My lover is like a lion” handclaps, fun percussion 4 Instr. Med, loping, filmic. 9-piece ensemble .Tune recalls Thracian town Senburgaz 5Vocal. Med, lament.”I should die.”. Just vox +saz. Poor record quality sounds ‘old’ 6Instr med Wedding dance music. Bride’s fam brings her to groom’s house , everyone dances 7Instr slow, measured pace, a zeybek dance. 7 pieces, heavy on the percussion 8 Vocal, slow to med. A love song about not being from good enough family to please the prospective bride’s parents 9 Instr med/fast dance, called segah. Same group as 4. Flows along streamingly 10Vocal, med/slow. See #5,very similar 11 Instr, fast belly dance. Stretches to give 9-piece ensemble solo improvs 12Vocal, med/slow. Where Bobby McFerrin found his title. 13 Instr med/slow. Complex interplay between zither and keyboards, belly dance | ||
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