HÜSEYNİ JAM [trio]
An anonymous Turkish folk song arranged by Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol featuring the SANLIKOL Renaissance 17 (R17), a digital microtonal keyboard with 17 keys per octave conceived and designed by Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol (Patent 12,334,044).
Talk About A Turkish Blues [trio]
TALK ABOUT A TURKISH BLUES [trio]
Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol plays a custom built electric oud (luthier: Mac Ritchey) — available on ALL streaming platforms and Bandcamp: https://dunya.bandcamp.com
Composed by Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol
Video directed and edited by Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol
Karagöz [Orchestra with Piano Trio & Voice]
KARAGÖZ ORİENT EKSPRESİNDE (Karagöz on the Orient Express): ESRARENGİZ BİR MÜZİKLİ KOMEDİ (a mysterious musical comedy) [tenor & jazz piano trio with orchestra]
Composed by Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol
Uşşak Saz Semai & Hüseyni Nefes
Uşşak Saz Semai & Hüseyni Nefes
“Uşşak Saz Semai” music: Salih Dede
“Hüseyni Nefes” music: anonymous, text: Şah Hatayi
Deticated in loving memory of Tom Zajac (1956-2015)
Şaşar Veysel Tangosu
Şaşar Veysel Tangosu
words: Aşık Veysel, music: Robert Labaree, arranged by Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol
A Song for those in Love with God
Türki beray-ı Aşıkan-ı Hüda / A Song for those in Love with God
Text: Şahin (17th c.) music: anonymous
Transcribed by Ali Ufki
Edited by Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol
Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol, voice, üç telli
Robert Labaree, çeng, voice
Recorded and mixed by John Weston at Futura Productions
Uzzal Taksim & Semai
Uzzal Taksim & Semai (featuring a rebab with silk strings)
Music: anonymous Transcribed by Ali Ufki (17th c.) Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol, rebab with twisted silk strings, ney, ud, bendir Camera operator: Serap Kantarcı Sanlıkol Recording engineer: Suzi Sanlıkol
EΣרI☼ – live at Jordan Hall
EΣרI☼ – live at Jordan Hall
Composed by Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol
Text: Neyzen Tevfik Kolaylı
LOST INSIDE [Piano Trio]
LOST INSIDE [Piano Trio]
A story about having lost direction in life/not being able to see clearly ahead, and building anger/frustration inside… Composed by Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol — from “An Elegant Ritual” now available on ALL streaming platforms and Bandcamp: dunya.bandcamp.com
Video directed by Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol and Suzi Sanlıkol
Camera operators: Suzi Sanlıkol, Christos Tsiaras and William Mozes
AN AFRO SEMAİ [Combo]
AN AFRO SEMAİ [Combo]
Video directed by Cem Eskinazi & Orçun Aslan
Edited by Cem Eskinazi