Caravanserai

Caravanserai Artist: Istanbul Oriental Ensemble & Burhan Ocal , and Istanbul Oriental Ensemble
Label: World Network
Category: Music


Buying details


Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 785965103828
EAN: 0785965103828
ASIN: B0000560BO


Release Date: 2001-02-13

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Listmania:

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Tracks:

  1. Katar
  2. Carsida
  3. Hali Dokuyan Kiz
  4. Bozkirda Dugun
  5. Gelinin Oynamasi
  6. Basbasa
  7. Ates Basinda
  8. Askin Sarabi
  9. Ya Kerim!
  10. Kor Gibi Darbuka
  11. Orient Ekspres

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Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Captivating!.......2004-03-02

Absolutely beautiful! Play this one along with "Alley's of Istanbul" at your next Turkish dinner party. Appeals to old music lovers from both orient and occident!

5 out of 5 stars Burhan Ocal is Incredible!.......2001-03-13

I just saw this band play at UCLA and bought the album and I am blown away. Ocal did a darabuka solo (a finger drum) that made my (and everyone else's) jaw drop. I've seen Zakir Hussain and am not a fan of "drum solos" if you will. But never did I see such a musical display from a mere percussion instrument. One minute it was polyrhythmic genius, then next drum n bass thumpin grooves. The rest of the band are these charming dudes who look fresh off the boat. They loved the audience response (which was near hysteria). Superb musicians...every one of them.

This CD is great and captures a lot of the juice that this band emanate on stage. It's fun music - lively, groovy and yet set in the weirdest time signatures (it's fun to try counting). I'm not a big world music guy, and I didn't know what I was going to see - but I am sold now. This is better than klezmer and Ocal is a showman thru and thru, both live and on disc!

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