Love, Peace & Poetry Turkish Psychedelic Music

• 1. Selda / Vurulduk Ey Halkim Unutma Bizi – Bundan Sonra
• 2. Ozdemir Erdogan Ve Orkestrasi – Uzun Ince Bir Yoldayim
• 3. Alpay / Same – Kirpiklenrin Ok Ok Eyle
• 4. Mazhar Ve Fuat / Turkuz Turku Cagiririz – Sur Efem Atini
• 5. Erkin Koray / Same – Yagmur
• 6. Ersen / Dunden Bugune – Kara Yazi
• 7. Edip Akbayram / Same – Yakar Inceden Inceden
• 8. Hardal / Nasil Ne Zaman – Bir Yagmur Masali
• 9. Selda / Same – Ince Ince Bir kar Yagar
• 10. Erol Buyukburc / Hop Dedik – Hop Dedik
• 11. Cem Karaca / Kardaslar Apaslar – Tatli Dillim
• 12. Uc Hurel / Hurel Arsivi – Aglarsa Anam Aglar
• 13. Bans Manco / Dunden Bugune – Kirpiklerin Ok Ok Eyle
• 14. Mogollar / Anadolu Pop – Halcicte Gunesin Batisi
• 15. Bukent Ortacgil / Benimle Oynar Misin – Sen Varsin
• 16. Erkut Tackin / Same – Gitmek Dustu Bana

This is the ninth volume in the impressive Love, Peace & Poetry compilation series, following America, Latin America, Asia, UK, Japan, Brazil, Mexico and Africa. In Turkey, as the 1950s became the 1960s, just as in cities and towns across Britain and America, countless musical groups began to spring up as young people felt the pull of a growing youth movement. The music that would come from Turkey would blend European and Asian influences unique to that country and essential to the cultural synthesis of Turkish folk and Western rock music that emerged in 1967-1968. The great Delta blues players like Robert Johnson created music with one acoustic guitar in much the same way that traditional türkü arrangements were played originally on one saz (traditional Turkish instrument). If you consider the ways in which classic Delta blues songs were later given electric rock arrangements by musicians like John Mayall, Eric Clapton, The Rolling Stones and others you will have a fuller understanding of the Turkish rock/pop music of this era. Artists featured include: Mo?ollar (described as "Anadolu pop" or "Anatolian pop" -- the essence of the ancient and mystical soul of Turkish folk music; known as the "Turkish Pink Floyd"); Selda (politically-themed music, a transformation of traditional Turkish folk music and poetry into more contemporary rock-based music similar to the transformation of traditional folk-blues in the West); Özdemir Erdo?an (well-known jazz guitarist, vocalist and arranger; his track was originally a well-known türkü by Asik Veysel, one of the most revered Turkish folk poets); Erkin Koray (the most psychedelic Turkish rocker ever, made his best recordings between 1970 and 1974 -- the song here was recorded in 1971 with his band, Erkin Koray Supergroup). Edip Akbayram (a türkü arranger and singer -- one of the last examples of the best Turkish rock music of the 1960s-1970s, as there was a definite shift away from those traditions after the beginning of the 1980s). Cem Karaca (another important rock singer known for his political stance); Üç Hürel (Turkish rock group formed in 1970 by three brothers; unique for designing their own instruments: drums created from traditional Turkish percussion instruments, a double-necked stringed creation that had an electric saz on one half and an electric guitar on the other); Bülent Ortaçgil (songwriter and singer who released his debut LP in1974, an album which has become a Turkish pop classic recently reissued on CD; Ortaçgil is unique because of the absence of Eastern influences in his music, sounding more Western as a result). As the smoke from the hookah rises around you and the intricate patterns in the finely-woven carpet open upon new worlds of meaning, breathe in the music deeply and enjoy