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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

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ŞU YALAN DÜNYA [Choir with soloist]

ŞU YALAN DÜNYA [Choir with soloist]

Dedicated to the loving memory of Dr. Hüseyin Parkan Sanlıkol

Composed by Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol
Text by Karacaoğlan
Commissioned by Dünya Müziği Derneği
Performed by NEC Chamber Singers on Monday, April 25, 2016 at NEC’s Jordan hall

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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

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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