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who's who and who's doing what?Muammer Ketencoglu & His Women Voices Project
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- Asli Demir (Voice)
- Asli Kurt (Voice)
- Aslihan Ozel (Voice)
- Aslihan Umar (Voice)
- Aysen Turkmen (Voice)
- Aysenur Akman (Voice)
- Cigdem Uz (Voice)
- Delal Seven (Voice)
- Deniz Ketencoglu (Voice)
- Erdem Sentur (Oud, Cumbus)
- Gonca Sanli (Voice)
- Hilal Ak (Voice)
- Isik Ozdemir (Voice)
- Mithat Arisoy (Violin, Saz)
- Muammer Ketencoglu (Artistic Director, Accordion)
- Nesrin Ciniviz (Voice)
- Rahmi Gocmen (Percussion)
- Selda Kocak (Voice)
- Sule Kocaman (Voice)
- Umran Serhan (Voice)
- Yasemin Yurdusen (Voice)
- country:Turkey
- region:Orient
- style(s):Folk Oriental
- label:Kalan Music
- type:Band
- instrumentation:instrumental, vocal
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Turkish accordion master, composer, singer and researcher, Muammer Ketencoglu founded this chorus of 17 women, presenting delightful women's folk songs from all over Turkey, in 2005. The repertoire includes joyful wedding songs, traditional songs of love and separation, and powerfully moving laments and lullabies in Turkish, Greek, Kurdish and Armenian. These extensively researched and carefully collected songs portray the colourful, hidden cultural lives of women in Turkey. From east to west, from north to south, all regions of Turkey are represented in accordance with each region's authentic music, dialect and culture. The songs are also occasionally accompanied by members of the group performing the traditional folk dance symbolic of that particular region. The director Ketencoglu prefers a minimalistic approach in order to keep the folk music faithful to its purest form. He applies simple polyphony to some songs which are harmonically suitable.
Ketencoglu's virtuoso accordion is joined by the talented musicians Mithat Arisoy on violin, Erdem Senturk on oud and Rahmi Gocmen on traditional percussion instruments. Some of the chorus members also play traditional wooden spoons and other percussion instruments, often highlighted by traditional regional vocal expressions and clapping, creating a lively and entertaining atmosphere. The unique experience of Ketencoglu's Women's Voice's Project is further enriched by a series of astonishingly beautiful, varied and evocative solo performances.
This special project has been featured in several television programs and has been performed in front of enthusiastic audiences across Turkey.
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