Laço Tayfa represents a new synthesis within the Turkish Roma (gypsy) tradition. Under the leadership of clarinetist Husnu Senlendirici, Laco Tayfa brings Turkish regional folk music into dialogue with contemporary world music styles, fired by a driving improvisational style. This unification is achieved in Hicaz Dolap at such a level that listeners will find themselves caught up in a journey to the edges of a harmonious whole that is composed of incongruous melodic structures. Every instrument breathes on its own in this album; instruments once thought to be archrivals merge in great harmony.

Laço Tayfa, who gained instant notoriety with the highly respected album In The BuzzBag, recorded with the funk/acid jazz armada Brooklyn Funk Essentials, are now back with their own brand of funk. Some of the tracks on their debut album, Bergama Gaydasi, such as, “Malatya,” “Izmir’in Kavaklari,” “Fidayda” and “Çiftetelli,” have already become anthems of the music markets on Istiklal Cad.

In this album, Laco Tayfa combines the traditional sounds of Asia Minor and Thrace with Laco Tayfa magic and a highly sophisticated infrastructure. Contemporary musician/composer/conductor/legend Lawrence “Butch” Morris sat in as a consultant for this unorthodox project.

Hüsnü Şenlendirici comes from a family of musicians from the Turkish Aegean coastal town of Bergama, where local Roma musicians play for local inhabitants of different ethnic groups. Interestingly, in this area, Roma musicians play versions of brass band instruments. A typical traditional wedding band consists of clarinet, trumpet, snare drum and a double-headed folk bass drum called a davul. The Senlendirici family has consisted of musicians playing clarinet and trumpet for generations, hence the meaning of their last name, “The ones who create celebrations”. Husnu’s grandfather played trumpet and clarinet, while his father, Ergun, was a highly celebrated trumpet player who moved out of the regional wedding circuit to join studio, concert and touring musicians working out of Istanbul. After training at the state music conservatory in Istanbul, Husnu joined his father in concerts, recorded with world music artists such as Okay Temiz, and toured Europe and the United States. Husnu also participated in local avant-garde experiments, such as the fusing of Roma improvisational style, Turkish melodies and Western classical and jazz harmonies. While seeking new musical challenges, Husnu remains grounded in local Roma and Turkish urban styles, performing at weddings, with urban singing stars at concerts and on recordings.

For this project with Laço Tayfa, Husnu worked with traditional folk material from each of the regions of Turkey, using signature Roma tunes as a basis for a new synthesis which incorporates jazz harmonies, riffs and textures with Indian tabla as well as North African and Arabic rhythmic patterns. In this repertoire, Husnu also presents sounds from his native region, such as 9/8-meter Roma wedding pieces with driving melodic solos in the Aegean style, the melody of an Aegean folk dance form (zeybek) known as harmandali with solo clarinet and davul in the manner of a neighborhood wedding and an impassioned interpretation of an Aegean urban folk song, “Izmir’in Kavaklari.” Within traditional treatments of these diverse regional styles, Husnu embeds new improvisations.
Thus the Black Sea piecces maintain the characteristic parallel 4th harmonies, but add suprising twists and silences. The Rumeli (Turkish Balkan) repertoire of Deryalar and Ramize incorporate Roma Macedonian harmonies in 3rds. The Central Anatolian tune from Fidayda is performed in the bağlama style characteristic of its origins, but moves into an electro-bağlama solo which imitates the guitar. The musicians joining Hüsnü in Laço Tayfa are from Bergama and İzmir

Members :
Hüsnü Senlendirici (Clarinet, Trumpet, Asma Davul and Zurna).
Özkan Alici (Baglama).
Nuri Lekesizgöz (Kanun).
Ergun Hepbildik (Violin).
Mehmet Akatay (Percussion).
Volkan Öktem (Drums and Percussion).
Nurhat Sensesli (Bass) .
Burc Sensesli (Keyboards).

Track List:
01 -  Surmat (Traditional) (05:11)
02 -  Erkilet Güzeli (Traditional) (03:57)
03 -  Zülüf (Neset Ertas) (05:34)
04 -  Estergon Kalesi (Traditional) (03:57)
05 -  Ussak (Traditional) (04:12)
06 -  Püsküllü (Hüsnü Senlerdirici) (03:53)
07 -  Gel Yad’a Salma Dilber (Traditional) (05:28)
08 -  Hicaz Dolap (Sükrü Tunar) (04:47)
09 -  Atmaca (Hüsnü Senlerdirici) (04:28)
10 -  Kütahya’nin Pinarlari (Hisarli Ahmet) (04:38)
11 -  Divane Asik Gibi (Hasan Tunc) (03:41)
12 -  Surmat (Remix) (05:56)
13 -  Erkilet Güzeli (Remix) (05:38)

Length : 61:20 | Bitarte : 320 kBit/s | Year : 2002 | Size : 141 mb

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This is the first album by one of Syria’s most popular instrumental bands. The leader and clarinet player Kinan Azmeh is a graduate of the famous Juilliard School of music, and the only Arab musician to have received the first prize at the Rubinstein competition. The band also includes oud player and conductor of the Oriental Orchestra Issam Rafea and soprano Dima Orsho. Their music is a “dialogue” (Hewar) between jazz, classical and oriental music .

Bringing together an amazingly diverse array of musical influences, and drawing from a variety of musical traditions—namely Arabic, jazz, scat, opera and classical music; is what makes Hewar a truly unique venture. The band, building on the acclaimed individual talents of its members, juxtaposes and meshes these styles to create a truly one-of-a-kind genre-defying musical experience.

Issam Rafea, Dima Orsho, Simon Mreach, Khaled Omran, Badi Rafea, Kinan Azmeh

The band includes clarinet player Kinan Azmeh, Oud soloist Issam Rafea, and lyrical Soprano Dima Orsho, all of whom are alumni of the Syrian National Orchestra. They live in various parts of the world, however, which enhances the band’s cultural medley of influences and musical tastes.
Hewar released their first album in 2005 in Beirut and Damascus; it was produced by Incognito. The latter also released the band’s next album, ’9 Days of Solitude’, in 2007; it was recorded in collaboration with three distinguished musical guests: Manfred Leuchter, Steffen Thormahlen and Antoine Puetz.

Featuring: Kinan Azmeh – Clarinet | Issam Rafea – Oud, Vocals | Dima Orsho – Vocals | Badi Rafea – Percussions | Simon Mraych – Drums | Khaled Omran – Double bass
Music: Kinan Azmeh (2,6,7,8) | Issam Rafea (1,3,4) | Ghanem Haddad (5)

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Track List:
1- Departure Issam Rafea رحيل
2- Evening Kinan Azmeh مساء
3- Project Issam Rafea مشروع
4- Loquacity Issam Rafea ثرثرة
5- Dance Ghanem Haddad رقصة
6- Prayer (Tribute to Edward Said) Kinan Azmeh صلاة
7- Rituals Kinan Azmeh طقوس
8- Ink Kinan Azmeh حبر

Duration : 64:22 | Bitarte : 224 kBit/s | Year : 2005 | Size : 111 mb

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Tags: Dima Orsho, Hewar, Instrumental, Issam Rafea, Kinan Azmeh, Syrian, حوار, ديما أورشو, سوبرانو, عصام رافع, عود, كلارينت, كنان العظمة

In the words of directors Sari Lluch Dalena and Keith Sicat, ‘Rigodon’ is "a film about outsiders, people on the periphery – exiles. This feeling of alienation is a universal one that expresses itself without words. Words may even be inadequate.This is where Kinan Azmeh’s score comes into play; the Syrian composer’s lush and haunting music possesses an intimate understanding of humanity: its emotions, yearnings, dreams and nightmares.
Azmeh’s score, mingled with the images from ‘Rigodon’, makes these human complexities transcend the muted silence of the exiles’ world". Perhaps it is fitting to describe Azmeh’s expressive music with a word: powerful. It comes across as a combination of contemporary classical and ambient music, without however falling into the conventional clichés associated with these genres. ‘Rigodon’ is reminiscent at times of Philip Glass’s film scores and compositions for the cinema.

Kinan Azmeh:

Hailed as a “virtuoso” by the New York Times, "unique sound” by the Daily Star and “engagingly flamboyant” by the L.A. Times, Kinan Azmeh is one of Syria’s rising stars. His utterly distinctive sound is now fast gaining international recognition.

Born in Damascus, Kinan was the first Arab to win the premier prize at the 1997 Nicolai Rubinstein International Competition, Moscow. A graduate of New York’s Juilliard school, and of both the High institute of Music and Damascus University’s School of Electrical Engineering, Kinan is currently a doctoral music student of Charles Neidich at the City University of New York.

Kinan has appeared worldwide as a soloist and composer. Notable appearances include: Opera Bastille, Paris; Tchaikovsky Grand Hall, Moscow; Carnegie Hall and Alice Tully Hall, New York; the Royal Albert hall, London; Teatro Colon, Buenos Aires; der Philharmonie; Berlin; the Kennedy Center, Washington DC; and the opening concert of the Damascus Opera House. He has appeared as soloist with orchestras such as the Syrian National Symphony Orchestra, the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, The Bavarian Radio Orchestra and The Kiev Kamerata under such reputed conductors as Solhi al-Wadi and Daniel Barenboim. He has shared the stage with Marcel Khalife, Francois Rabbath, Mari Kimura, Elliott Sharp, Katia Tchemberdji, Kani Karaca and members of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, among others.

Compositions include several works for solo, orchestra, and chamber music; film, live illustration, and electronics, his multimedia work “Gilgamesh” with visual Artist Kevork Mourad has been touring the US and the middle east since 2006. His recordings include three albums with his ensemble HEWAR, a duo album with Sri lankan-Canadian pianist Dinuk Wijertatne and several soundtracks for film and dance. He serves on the advisory board of the Nova Scotia Youth Orchestra, and is artistic director of the Damascus Festival Chamber Music Ensemble, with whom he released an album of new music written especially for the ensemble by various Arab composers.

كنان العظمة
وصفته الديلي ستار بال "المبدع مميز الصوت " و لوس أنجلس تايمز ب "الآسر المتألق”
من مواليد عام ١٩٧٦،خريج المعهد العربي للموسيقى ، خريج المعهد العالي للموسيقى متتلمذا على أناتولي موراتوف، كما يحمل شهادةً البكالوريوس في الهندسة الكهربائية من جامعة دمشق حائز على الماجستير من معهد "جوليارد" للموسيقي في نيويورك متتلمذا على تشارلز نيديش. يحضر حاليا لدرجة الدكتوراه في الموسيقى في جامعة نيويورك،. حاز كنان العظمة على الجائزة الأولى في مسابقة نيقولاي روبنشتاين الدولية للعازفين الشباب في موسكو عام ١٩٩٧.

ظهر كنان كعازفٍ منفردٍ ومؤلف موسيقي على نطاق عالمي في قاعات هامة منها أوبرا الباستيل – باريس ، قاعتي كارنغي و أليس تولي – نيويورك ، مركز كينيدي – واشنغتون، مسرح كولون – بيونس أيرس ، قاعة ألبرت الملكية – لندن، قاعة الفيلهارموني – برلين، قاعة تشايكوفسكي الكبرى في موسكو، و دار الأوبرا السورية في حفل افتتاحها.

وعزف بقيادة عدد من أشهر قادة الأوركسترا في العالم مثل: جون آدمز، السير روجر نورينجتون، شارل دوتوا، دانييل بارينبويم، إسحاق بيرلمان، لاري راكليف، أحمد الصعيدي، صلحي الوادي، و آخرين. شاركه المسرح فنانون مرموقون مثل ماري كيمورا، مارسيل خليفة، ايليوت شارب، سيلفان كساب ، كاني كاراشا، كاتيا تشيمبيردجي، كيفورك مراد ، وغيرهم .

مؤلفاته تضم عددا من موسيقى الأفلام، أعمال موسيقية- مرئية حية، أعمال أحادية (سولو)، موسيقى حجرة، والكترونية. تضم تسجيلاته ألبومين لفرقته حوار و عدد من الأشرطة الصوتية للأفلام والرقص.
كنان العظمة هو المدير الفني لأوركسترا مهرجان دمشق لموسيقى الحجرة .

http://www.kinanazmeh.com/

Track List:

1 -  Dream (05:53)
2 -  Intro (01:49)
3 -  Couples (03:10)
4 -  Flashback (01:30)
5 -  Love After Ink (03:08)
6 -  Journey (02:49)
7 -  Montage (01:27)
8 -  Final (02:28)
9 -  Credits (02:44)
10 -  Dream Returns (05:51)

Duration : 30:49 | Bitarte : 192 kBit/s | Year : 2007 | Size : 44 mb

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