Mehmet Cemal Yesilcay
LatinTurca

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Latin meets Orient
Latin flavour, oriental beats...

South American flare brass sections in combination with Turkish instruments that
recognizes the different cultures but yet let you feel and hear the two sounds merge in harmony: LatinTurca

El Cumbanchero, Sway, Bessame Mucho, Mas que nada and other worldhits in an unique interpretation; WORLD PREMIERE-------

Musicians from Istanbul, Munich, Brazil, Colombia are playing classic Latin and ballroom music together. This project unifies incomparable Mediterranean sense of ease, modal daring improvisations between jazz and historically informed performance.
It is a beautiful mixture of pure emotions between serenity and melancholy but also adds a touch of hot and spirited senses.

All this played by masterclass musicians in an unprecedented and unheard way.

Göksel Kartal: Kanun, Istanbul/Turkey
Sendur Güzelel: Violin, Istanbul/Turkey
Bülent (Kirpi) Altinbas: Clarinet, Istanbul/Turkey
Mehmet Akatay, Istanbul/Turkey
Özhan Göçmen: Darbuka, Istanbul/Turkey
Mehmet Akatay: Darbuka, Def, Istanbul/Turkey
Turgut Billur: Bongos, Munich/Germany

Kristian Mendoza: Voice, Cartegena/Colombia
Mauricio Diaz: Piano, Bogota/Colombia
Julian Montilla: Percussion, Babybass, Bogota/Colombia
Rafael Pareja: Acustic Guitar, Peru

Karl Hans Peter: Trumpet, Bolzano/Italy
Chris Haller: Saxes, Bolzano/Italy
Reinhard Greiner: Trumpet Munich/Germany
Tobias von Rad: Bass, Munich/Germany
Patrick Pieper: Saxes, Munich/Germany
Mathias Götz: Trombone, Munich/Germany
Joe T. Aykut: Guitars, Augsburg/Istanbul
Wolfgang Roesch: Drums, Munich/Germany
Alexis: Percussion, Saloniki/Greece
Julia Berner: Backingvocals

& Pera Ensemble String Orchestra