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ARFANA , Short stories from Anatolia… ARFANA Short stories from Anatolia… Cenk Güray   Jazz and folk music are two genres that carry a great amount of similarities in between. The characteristic of ‘spontaneous composition’ is the concept that is lying beneath both of these musical styles. Folk music is produced depending on the common melodic...
ARFANA , Short stories from Anatolia… ARFANA Short stories from Anatolia… Cenk Güray   Jazz and folk music are two genres that carry a great amount of similarities in between. The characteristic of ‘spontaneous composition’ is the concept that is lying beneath both of these musical styles. Folk music is produced depending on the common melodic...
ARFANA Short stories from Anatolia… Cenk Güray   Jazz and folk music are two genres that carry a great amount of similarities in between. The characteristic of ‘spontaneous composition’ is the concept that is lying beneath both of these musical styles. Folk music is produced depending on the common melodic...
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About: ARFANA - Anatolian Folk Jazz Impressions
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About: İsmet Aydın
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About: Kaan Bıyıkoğlu
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About: Elif Canfeza Gündüz
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About: Ekin Cengizkan
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About: Matthew Hall
ABOUT
ARFANA is a musical initiative of vocalist İsmet Aydın and pianist/composer Kaan Bıyıkoğlu, which aims to bring the folk songs and melodies from various styles and regions of Anatolia together with the rhythmic textures and sounds of contemporary jazz, in order to put forward a fresh and present-day musical experience. ARFANA is an old and traditional word meaning musical gatherings in the Anatolia of ancient times. The band members chose this word as their name since the music that they make is a collective act of playing, re-thinking, interpreting, and sharing their experiences.

Album: Anatolian Folk Jazz Impressions @Kalan/Z Music 2017

Musicians:

İsmet Aydın (lead vocals)

Kaan Bıyıkoğlu (piano and arranger)

Serhan Erkol (Alto Saxophone)

Canfeza Gündüz (Kemençe)

Matthew Hall (bass)

Ekin Cengizkan (drums)
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