Turkoz, Saadet / Elliott Sharp - Kumuska
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SAADET TÜRKÖZ Voice, Lyrics
ELLIOTT SHARP Analog Synthesizers, Bass Clarinet, Glissentar
“Saadet Türköz's Influences spread far and wide. Born in 1961, the singer grew up on the Bosporus where Europe and Asia meet. Her ancestors were nomads who migrated from Semey to Kazakhstan to East Turkestan from where they fled via India and Pakistan to Istanbul. But Istanbul, international city, modern metropolis and history-laden cultural crucible, is not the only place to be influenced.
In her singing she originally drew on the folklore of her culture, carefully collecting her traditional songs via oral history, but soon opened herself up to other styles. She was influenced by the musical traditions of India, the Arab World and Central Asia and later came to blues and ever freer jazz. However, new music has become increasingly important in Zurich's eclectic free music scene.
Türköz recorded her album "Kumuska" with the american composer and multi-instrumentalist Elliott Sharp (b.1951), the great artist of the world of electric, metallic, raw sounds as well as complex and groovy rhythms. By now they are trusted partners, having seen each other since the 1990's and first recorded on the album Marmara Sea.
Jazz critic Manfred Pope writes in the liner notes: ‘Saadet Tuköz is a charismatic shaman, but the pompous child has no sense of humor words and sounds illuminate daily life.’"
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