KARPIENIA Sam / OZDEMIR Ulas / CHEMIRANI Bijan
Forabandit

BUDA 860223

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Buda
Global Fusion

 

Singer, mandocello player and co-founder of the famous Occitan band Dupain, Sam Karpienia, continues in the rediscovery of the lyric tradition of Occitan troubadours with a contemporary approach and in this CD creates a bridge between Occitan and Anatolian traditions. Ulaş Özdemir, singer and baglama player, perpetuate the singing style of the wandering troubadours from Anatolia, the "Asik". His gentle voice and quiet and the deep, hoarse and dramatic Sam Karpienia voice, blend well on percussion shutters Bijan Chemirani accompanying the singing of these new poets.


A musical work bridging Occitan and Anatolian traditions - A singer and mandole player, as well as the co-founder of the famed band Dupain, Sam Karpienia has been pursuing the lyrical tradition of Occitanian troubadours with a contemporary approach. A singer and baglama player, Ulaş Özdemir perpetuates the song style of the Anatolian wandering troubadours, the aşık. Bijan Chemirani’s Persian rhythms subtly blend with the song of these new poets. Sam Karpienia’s deep, emotional rasping voice and the soft, quiet voice of Ulaş Özdemir reveal the living poetry of these pieces about love, commitment and contest.