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Eşkıya Dünyaya Hükümdar Olmaz
Hit his mark with a music again in a season…. Atv’s watch blockbuster series “Eşkıya Dünyaya Hükümdar Olmaz”in the second and third season was released as two-CD albums og original music.Produced by Nilüfer Saltık The album “Kalan / Z” was released on the label. Directed […]
Kardeş Türküler – Along the Road of Hope!
September, the month of the International Day of Peace, sees the release of Kardeş Türküler’s new album, Yol [Road]. The album invites listeners on a musical journey of many voices and many cultures and is a call for everyone—those who believe that we should live […]
Murat Aydemir Trio / Masal
Murat Aydemir presents tanbur as Istanbul instrument with enriching different tones and melodies in this album which is continuation of Murat Aydemir Trio. He had composed Masal/ Fairytale instrumental piece in 2013 for this album and finished in 4 years. The second version of the […]
Tarab
Tarab is the album of the continuity between tradition and contemporaneity. The musical instruments of Ney, Tanbur, Kemençe and Bendir, perceived by a certain section of Turkey in association with folklore or orientalism, by a further section as part of national heritage, or, in line […]
The Daily Rind Label Spotlight: KALAN Music
Among its many interpretations, music can inspire enjoyment and relief, or present a gigantic universe to be explored and discovered. Hasan Saltık, founder of the stand-out Turkish label, KALAN, is more of the discoverer kind and with that, has built what many would count among the pioneering Turkish labels. An established […]
1915-2015 Truth & Hope Ara Dinkjian
Armenian-American composer and ud player Ara Dinkjian is well known throughout Turkey, The Middle East, and Europe. Many of his songs (i.e. Vazgeçtim, Ağladıkça, Sarışın, YineMiÇiçek, Son Sardunyalar) have become standards. His progressive ensembles Night Ark, The Secret Trio, and The Ara Dinkjian Quartet have […]
The Secret Trio’s new album ‘Three of Us’ is out now
The Secret Trio consists of İsmail Lumanovski, Tamer Pınarbaşı and Ara Dinkjian have released their second album ‘Three of Us’ with Kalan Music. The Trio is carrying out strong melodies and unusual arrangement with non-classical of clarinet, ‘kanun’ and ‘ud’ work style. Sezen Aksu and […]
A story of longing ‘Garod Documentary’ is out now
Garod means longing in Armenian. Longing for a land that lost its people. Longing for the homeland. Longing for a time that is eternally lost. Garod is a story of longing. It is about the lives and the musical stories of two Armenian musicians: A […]
Piatango’s new album ‘Yeni Aşk’ is out now
Piatango have released their new album ‘Yeni Aşk’ with Kalan Music. This album offers an enchanting, unique and memorable musical feast for all world music lovers. It is available on iTunes and Spotify now. Piatango, founded in 2007, interpret the music of renowned composer Astor […]
Şahan Arzruni’s new album ‘Hommage’ is out now
Şahan Arzruni has released a rich new selection of classical Armenian piano works. World-famous Turkish-Armenian pianist Şahan Arzruni has re-interpreted classic piano works from the early period of Armenian music. Şahan Arzruni’s new album, subtitled: ‘Remembrance: Piano Works of the First Armenian Composers’, has been […]
