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SONG OF THE DAY Alfredito and His Orchestra -Turkish Delight

Posted on November 2, 2022 by The Listening Post Blog

Alfredito Levy, also known as, Alan Levy, celebrated a career that spanned over a good couple of decades (from what I can gather) and yet its been a little tricky to find out who he was and what took him … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Project Gemini – After The Dawn

Posted on March 14, 2023 by The Listening Post Blog

Almost a year ago, I featured the soaring swirls of Scorpio’s Waltz by Project Gemini, a.k.a Paul Osborne. This track dropped just before the release of his debut album, The Children Of Scorpio and, after a much anticipated wait, we … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Zülfü Livaneli, Mikis Theodorakis – Güneş Topla Benim İçin

Posted on February 21, 2023 by The Listening Post Blog

If you asked me to tell you what today’s song was about, I’d struggle, but I’d have no problem conveying its madly attractive essence! This is a charm! The union of two already established artists in the mid-1980’s resulted in … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Gökçen Kaynatan – Cennet D​ü​nyam​ı​z

Posted on February 15, 2023 by The Listening Post Blog

“The missing component in the history of Turkish pop and one of the earliest exponents of Turkish electronic music alongside İlhan Mimaroǧlu and Bülent Arel…” (Finders Keepers) The experimental and pioneering sounds of Gökçen Kaynatan has had a deep effect … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Yiannis Tatassopoulos – Oriental Cha Cha (Mozian)

Posted on January 29, 2022 by The Listening Post Blog

Depending where you look, Yiannis Tatassopoulos is also referred to as Giannis Tatassopoulos, but these are one and the same artist! Born in 1928, Giannis Tatasopoulos (Greek: Γιάννης Τατασόπουλος) was a Greek musician and well-known bouzouki player, soloist and composer who made … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Disco Turco – Komşunun Kızı

Posted on January 11, 2022 by The Listening Post Blog

Arisvplak is a UK label and musician/band who has “long delved into the weirdest, most wonderful forms of psychedelia from Turkey throughout the last few decades”. One of their most recent releases is a curious album entitled Alaturca Saz Club, … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Mustafa Özkent – Burçak Tarlası 

Posted on October 25, 2021 by The Listening Post Blog

Mustafa Özkent is a Turkish guitarist, composer and arranger, best known for his debut 1973 instrumental record (masterpiece), Gençlik İle Elele. which was recorded live in just one day with some of the best studio musicians in Turkey (under the … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Edip Akbayram – Yakar İnceden İnceden

Posted on September 20, 2021 by The Listening Post Blog

Known as one of the most underrated Turkish musicians of all time, Edip Akbayram was born in 1950 in Gaziantep (one of the biggest cities of Eastern Turkey). When he was a baby he developed “infantile paralysis” (or polio) and … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Erkin Koray – Cemalim

Posted on September 9, 2021 by The Listening Post Blog

Considered the father of Turkish rock music, Erkin Koray has been labelled as a musical legend! Possessing a great voice, he is also a unique and accomplished guitarist, an inventor, a leader, a true intellectual and somewhat of a rebel. … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Neşe karaböcek – Yali yali

Posted on August 12, 2021 by The Listening Post Blog

Aside from the fact this song is a damn fine delicious and spine-shiveringly (in a good way) haunting example of Anatolian music, it also samples a song from Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Jesus Christ Superstar!!! Yes, the incredible killer riffage we … Continue reading →

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