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Akbank Jazz Festival: Manouche Ala Turca at Babylon
Courtesy of asli | Posted on September 23, 2016
When
Sun, October 16, 2016
20:00
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Musicians
Bilal Karaman
guitarAbout
Guitar player and songwriter Bilal Karaman takes the stage with his new project, combining local melodies with gypsy jazz, which has recently become increasingly popular around the world. An entertaining presentation of jazz, fed with Eastern melodies, this project takes inspiration from Django Reinhardt, who adapted classical French melodies to Swing rhymes in the 1930s. From Kemani Kevser Hanım’s famous “Nihavend Longası” to Mehmet Ilgın’s timeless “Ağlama Değmez Hayata”, all-time favourite Turkish songs will be covered with joyful rhymes of Swing. Moreover, Bilal Karaman will also perform his own songs...