Özlem Tekin | nl

Özlem Taner is a singer steeped in the folk song of Turkey, in particular the traditions of her native Gaziantep. This CD, which has been some years in the making, is her first. These twelve pieces are all either traditional or composed by traditional artists such as Muhlis Akarsu and Asik Mahzuni. This led me to expect a rather homogenous production but in fact this is the most diverse of CDs, as if Taner had set herself the challenge of devising the most imaginative and unexpected interpretations of the material. The opening a cappella section of Seher Inende and the...

Hailing from Istanbul Turkey and credited with being one of the most successful house acts of the country in recent years, Dj Tekin both an avid music fan and producer has spent over the last decade working With Solid residentcys at Istanbuls main clubs (past and present) like 360 ISTANBUL, ANJELIQUE-BUZ and BUZ, Tekin´s skills brought him further afield to being booked in venus across America, Cyprus, Bahrain Germany, Greece, U.K, Switzerland, Holland and of course Turkey Djing since the 90´s, the natural progression was music production, with the last few years seeing Tekins tracks being snapped up by house...

Turkish singer-songwriter, guitarist and vocalist and Turkish Rock band Mor ve Ötesi's lead-singer. Born on 28 June 1977 in Ankara. Studied Philosophy in Boğaziçi University. .

Özlem Özdil was born in 1979 in Hannover, Germany. Her first teacher was her father, Dursun Özdil. Blending the tradition she received from the past with the realities and values of the present, she passes this deeply rooted tradition on to generations to come. Özdil is aware of the great responsibility and discipline that comes with the duty of being a bridge between times. This responsibility is felt by all artists, the oral representatives of this culture. This viewpoint requires contınual renewal on the part of the artist. Since coming to Turkey for a quality musical education Özdil has, despite...

Özlem Tekin was born in California, United States into a Turkish-American family. Her father Talat Tekin was a prominent Turkologist at UC Berkeley. The Tekins moved to Turkey when she was four years old. Özlem grew up in Ankara, where she went on to study classical western music at the Hacettepe University Music Conservatory in Ankara, specializing in the clarinet. She started out as the vocalist in "The Bad." The Bad was an underground rock band like most other rock bands and they would perform gigs at clubs, often playing covers from other popular bands. In 1993, she met Şebnem...