Sulukule Turkish Belly Dance

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Most casual listeners don't immediately think of Turkey when they think of Gypsy music, but that country has always been one of the spawning grounds for the music of the Indo-European culture of the Gypsies. The rich and wonderful style of çifetelli and karsilama, best known as belly-dance music, goes way beyond those lounge records from the '40s and '50s. Kemani Cemal Çinareli is one of the contemporary masters of this rich musical heritage, a violinist of high skill and deep understanding. Backed by an ensemble of oud, darbuka (hourglass drum), kanun (hammered zither), and some searing clarinet from Bigali Ahmet, Kemani Cemal pulls a varied collection of wild shrieks, slides, and rapid-fire trills from his violin, creating beauty and tension to drive the dancers (and the CD listener) on and on. Well recorded and very well remastered, these recordings offer a contemporary look at an ages-old musical tradition that still thrives and grows in Istanbul. --Louis Gibson

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Average customer rating: Beautifully exquisit Kemani Cemal is King Sulukule music for moves

Sulukule Turkish Belly Dance Kemani Cemal Manufacturer: Trad. Crossroads ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music Turkey | Middle East | International | Styles | Music General | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Gypsies of Turkey Bellydance With Ozel Turkbas: Alla-Turca With Ozel Sultan's Secret Door Caravanserai Turkish Bellydance: Desert Night Dance ASIN: B00000C2LP Release Date: 1998-10-13

Tracks:

1. Bu Yil Bekar Kalalim
2. Mavisim
3. Kirkpinar Ciftetellisi
4. Aksaray'in Taslari
5. Gel Beriye Beriye
6. Yedinice Cocuk
7. Ne Yalan Soyleyeyim
8. Aslan Bacanak
9. Gelin Havasi
10. Karsilama

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Most casual listeners don't immediately think of Turkey when they think of Gypsy music, but that country has always been one of the spawning grounds for the music of the Indo-European culture of the Gypsies. The rich and wonderful style of çifetelli and karsilama, best known as belly-dance music, goes way beyond those lounge records from the '40s and '50s. Kemani Cemal Çinareli is one of the contemporary masters of this rich musical heritage, a violinist of high skill and deep understanding. Backed by an ensemble of oud, darbuka (hourglass drum), kanun (hammered zither), and some searing clarinet from Bigali Ahmet, Kemani Cemal pulls a varied collection of wild shrieks, slides, and rapid-fire trills from his violin, creating beauty and tension to drive the dancers (and the CD listener) on and on. Well recorded and very well remastered, these recordings offer a contemporary look at an ages-old musical tradition that still thrives and grows in Istanbul. --Louis Gibson

Customer Reviews:

Beautifully exquisit.......2003-06-25

I am an intermediate Raks sharki dancer and I prefer traditional and original as possible music. This is one of those CD's, you can feel the zills popping out of your chest, or the serpent taking over your hips...trully beautiful turkish music for those who love and love to dance traditional, non-pop, non-synthetic, happy, sensual music. I would also highly recommend Music of Islam vol 1, another original cd loaded with beautiful music, all traditional from Egypt. Just beautiful hip music. Another one: El-Fonoun, original, beautiful and traditional Palestinian music.

Kemani Cemal is King.......2002-10-06

Violinist (i.e. kemane- close enough for Turkey!) Kemani Cemal (pronounced 'je-mal') is probably one of the greatest living masters of Turkish music. Along with singer Berguzar and others he's recorded an album which is bound to be an enduring classic. The surface simplicity of this music hides its wheels-within-wheels churning of melody and rhythm. Only thing better than catching this album is catching Kemani Cemal live.

Sulukule.......2002-03-28

Grrrrreat Cd, fabulous musicians & too bad the only dancing you see is on the cover... -Hope we can see them play live some day, incl. rhine stones in their belly buttons. -A must have for every world music fan.

music for moves.......2000-06-15

This cd is very good for who wnats to dance. it has cultural tone of the music and the way they sing it. Music cheers me up and make get up and dance when i feel down.

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