CULTURE
/ MUSIC
Three Turkish folk
music legends take to the stage in London this Saturday to perform popular new
and classic Turkish folk and Anatolian rock songs.
Bülent Ortaçgil is a
guitarist, composer and singer who first stared recording music in 1971. His career
has led him to work with some of Turkey’s leading musical lights including Onnu
Tunç and Erkan Oğur, performing on numerous albums that have straddled multiple
musical genres from Rock to Jazz, and Turkish Blues.
Oğur is regarded as a
master of the kopuz
and bağlama
lutes. He plays many other stringed instruments and invented the fretless
classical guitar while he was working with American Blues artists such as
Robert 'One Man' Johnson in the USA in late 1980s. His improvised style and
Turkish Classical and Folk music compositions, which include award-winning film
scores, have made him popular across Turkey and he also regularly performs
abroad.
İsmail Hakkı Demircioğlu
plays numerous stringed instruments including bağlama and bass guitar. He has performed
on the albums of numerous artists and regularly plays with Oğur, the two of
them releasing three albums between 1998 and 2003.
The trio have been
touring Turkey and Europe since 2014. Here they are live at GarajIstanbul last April:
A few tickets are
still available – buy online or from the venue on the night. The event is
organised by Studio Live London, who have organised numerous Turkish concerts in
the capital including Emre Aydın and Mor ve Ötesi. Saturday night’s concert is
sponsored by Ersan & Co Solicitors.
Dates: Saturday
24 January 2015
Address: Union Chapel, Compton Terrace (off Upper Street), Islington, London N1 2UN
Doors open: 7pm
Tickets: £25-30
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