Album: Âlâ
Artist: Serkan Çağrı
Country: Turkey

Serkan Çağrı was born in “Keşan”, Turkey, a town located close to the border of Bulgaria and Greece. Spending whole childhood in this mixed culture, he was first introduced to the clarinet in his primary school days. This meeting led him more and more into music which resulted him to win “The Special Award in the Best Clarinet Performer Contest” when he was only thirteen. Desire of exploring clarinet made him to pursue the music on the Turkish Music conservatoires: Ege, İstanbul Teknik and Haliç University consecutively.

As a musician he had started his professional career with Grup Laçin, which they had played in both national and international tours. His appearance had continued on Montreux Jazz (Switzerland), Jazz a Vienne (France), Rhythm Sticks (England), Moers Festival (Germany), Etnomalaga (Spain), Skobye Jazz (Macedonia) with him playing as a guest artist in Mercan Dede&Secret Tribe, Kardeş Türküler and Yarkın Ensemble projects.

As a leader he is currently playing with his own band on different projects with guest artists such as voice virtuoso Yıldız Ibrahimova and famous Greek clarinettist Vassilis Saleas

During his academical studies, he made researchs on Historical Process of Clarinet in Turkey and Europe, in which his articles were published in several magazines. These studies also made him to write an educational book, “Techniques of Performing G Clarinet”, which can be found in musicstores.

Discovering the instrument, he had re-designed the pitch setting for; in a result, AMATI-DENAK, the leading instrument manufacturer, had produced their new G clarinets with this setting, naming the model after “Serkan Çağrı”.

Produced by Iskender Paydas, “ÂL” consists of Turkish, Greek, Azerbaijani, Crimean traditional songs, two compositions by Serkan CAGRİ (“IGDE KOKULUM”, “MORI”), two arrangements by Tolga Kilic (“Concierto De Aranjuez” and “Yalgizam”) and the remaining arrangements by İskender Paydas.

Significant musicians such as Iskender Paydaş, Mehmet Akatay, Erdem Sökmen, Ismail Soyberk, Cenk Erdoğan, Ozgur Yurtoğlu, Irfan Seyhan, Fatih Ahıskali, Bekir Sakarya, Hasan Gözetlik, Onur Nar, Hakan Güngör and bands such as Kocani Orchestra and Gundem String Ensemble have added flavor to the album with their instruments. Fuat Saka, Murat Cekem, Mehmet Akatay and Atiye have enlivened the album with their voices.

The first video clip of “ÂL” was directed by Devrin Usta for the song “IGDE KOKULUM” which was composed by Serkan CAGRI. The video was shot in the famous concert hall “GHETTO” and was accompanied by contemporary dancers. The video can be seen at the following link:

http://www.serkancagri.com/en/videos/

http://www.serkancagri.com/

TrackList:

1 – Rüya (05:38)
2 – Gönül (05:48)
3 – Nihavent Orient (06:05)
4 – Mori (04:03)
5 – Igde Kokulum (03:58)
6 – Kadifeden (04:57)
7 – Concierto De Aranjuez (04:47)
8 – Viomata (03:38)
9 – Rasi Prizren (03:09)
10 – Resim (03:59)
11 – Yalgizam (04:26)
12 – Tek-I Âlâ (04:38)

Duration : 54:58 | Bitarte : 320 kBit/s | Year : 2008 | Size : 85 mb

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Album: Night Song
Artists: Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan & Michael Brook
Countries: Canada & Pakistan

Beloved in his native Pakistan, revered in India, and seen throughout the Western world as a musical ambassador from the Indian subcontinent, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan delighted—and enlightened—audiences around the world for over thirty years. A master of Qawwali, the rich Sufi devotional music tradition into which he was born, Ali Khan had no qualms about cross-cultural boundary hopping—much to the chagrin of some of his more traditional listeners. Khan collaborated on film soundtracks with the likes of Peter Gabriel (The Last Temptation of Christ) and Eddie Vedder (Dead Man Walking), and saw his music remixed by Trip-Hop sensation Massive Attack. Nonetheless, Khan was best known and loved for his passionate, strident tenor, which wavered and soared like a liberated bird leading an ascending flock into the sky at dusk. At times bittersweet, at times caressing, Khan’s voice could induce ecstasy in even non-Muslim listeners, and frequently did. Khan died at age forty-nine, leaving behind a rich discography…and a gaping hole which has yet to be filled.

TrackList:

01 – My Heart, My Life (05:31)
02 – Intoxicated (07:34)
03 – Lament (05:15)
04 – My Comfort Remains (06:40)
05 – Longing (05:36)
06 – Sweet Pain (06:28)
07 – Night Song (04:48)
08 – Crest (06:15)

http://michaelbrookmusic.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nusrat_Fateh_Ali_Khan

Duration : 48:07 | Bitarte : 320 kBit/s | Year : 1995 | Size : 121 mb

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One of the remarkable women in the world of music today, is the Lebanese composer and opera singer Hiba Al Kawas: Remarkable for talent, creativity, artistic and intellectual personality.

تغني هبة القواس وكأنها تعشق المعرفة وتنزع بطبيعتها إليها، فلا تقف في طابور كثرة من أصوات يتوهّم الجمهور أنها حقيقية. تبحث في أصل الإبداع العربي المهدد بخطر النسيان التقني، فتغنّي وكأنها خيط هادٍ إلى ماهيته

Hiba Al-Kawas was born in Saida, Lebanon on the 17th of July 1972. She graduated from the Lebanese University with a degree in Experimental Sciences and a Bachelor Degree in Clinical Psychology.

She followed this with a Masters Degree in Operatic Chant with high distinction from the Lebanese National Higher Conservatory and a Master’s Degree in Music Composition and studies in Musicology. She has also prepared her final studies for a Diploma in Piano. She was awarded a special scholarship from the Academia di Chiggiana di Sienna in Italy where she did high studies in Opera Singing with the famous Tenor, Carlo Bergonzi and Composition with Maestro Franco Donatoni.

Mrs. Al Kawas is currently a member of the board at the Lebanese National Higher Conservatory and a professor of Opera Chant, and Composition there. She is a Committee member of The Lebanese National Symphony Orchestra. She is also a professor at the Lebanese University and is the Academic & Music Coordinator at the Teachers’ Training College for Music in Beirut and a member of the High National Committee of Music at UNESCO, and a member of the National Committee of UNESCO for the Sciences, Education and Culture. Also she is a member of the Intellectual Property-International Chamber of Commerce.

Links :
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Hiba-Al-Kawas/90036403657
http://www.hiba-alkawas.com/
http://www.ladylight.net

Track List:
01 – Being you Being me (03:33)   تكونني وأكونك
02 – Being you Being me – instrumental (03:33)
03 – Dates (01:55)   المواعيد
04 – Dates – instrumental (01:56)
05 – You regret the darkness of the night (05:51)    تشكو ظلام الليل
06 – You regret the darkness of the night – instrumental (05:51)
07 – I sing you my love (02:27)   أغنيك حبيبي
08 – I sing you my love – instrumental (02:27)
09 – The Story Began (01:33)   بديت الحكاية
10 – The Story Began – instrumental (01:33)

Length : 30:38 | Bitarte : 320 kBit/s | Year : 1996 | Size : 74 mb

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Album: Black Rock

Artists: Djivan Gasparyan & Michael Brook

Year: 1998

Bitrate: 320 kbps

Duration: 43:57

Country: Armenia & Canada

Covers: Full Booklet

Michael Brook

Djivan Gasparyan

The Musicians:

Djivan Gasparyan: duduk, lead vocal

Michael Brook: infinite Guitar, bass, keyboard, programming

Richard Evans: guitar, bass, keyboard, programming

Jason Lewis: drums, percussion

Roel Van Camp: accordion

Links:

http://www.gasparyanjivan.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Djivan_Gasparyan

http://www.michaelbrookmusic.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Brook

Track List:

1. To the River
2. Fallen Star
3. Take My Heart
4. Together Forever
5. Freedom
6. Forbidden Love
7. Immigrant’s Song
8. Dark Souls

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