Burhan Öçal & Trakya All Stars feat Smadj - Melike (Kırklareli İl Sınırı - 2003)

Gloss Musik GmbH, tür gözetmeksizin Türkiye’nin müziğini yayınlayan Berlin merkezli bağımsız bir kolektiftir/Gloss is a Berlin based independent record label, sharing cultural diversity of Turkey with music.

On the courtesy of DOUBLEMOON RECORDS

Author/ Söz Yazarı -Composer / Besteci: DP
Arranger / Düzenleme:J-P.E.Smadja, R.Burhan Öçal
Publisher / Editör: Median Müzik Edisyon, Copyright Control

https://album.link/v24v0mrwpwsxn


Director/Yönetmen: Gürcan Keltek
Producer/Yapımcı: Mustafa Uslu
Kamera/ Camera: Gürcan Keltek, Veli Kuzlu
Editing/Kurgu: Ayhan Çetiner
Production Company/Yapım Şirketi: Dijital Sanatlar


MUSICIANS:
Burhan Öçal: perküsyon
Smadj: elektronik ritimler ve programlama
The Trakya All Stars: Zurna Saraylı Ahmet, klarnet Çorlu’lu Savaş, trompet Soma’lı Saffet, cümbüş Ahmet Demirkiran, darbuka Ümit Adakale, keman İsmail Papiş vokal Yüksel Zar, akordeon Murat Balkan, dem zurna Soydan Kayıkçı, kanun Selçuk Nayan, davul Seçkin İgnalı, davul: Faruk Giley

Konuk Müzisyenler/Guest Musicians: vokal, elektrik ve akustik gitar Amit Chatterjee (Gara Guna, Davullarım Çalar Çaydan Aşağı), zurna İbrahim Kayıkçı, davul Mehmet Peri, Ahmet Aslan, İrfan Karadağ, Ertan Darcanlı


ALBUM CREDITS (KIRLARELI IL SINIRI)
Producer: Smadj & Burhan Öçal,
Kayıt ve Mix: Smadj (İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi Miam Kayıt Stüdyosu 2003 & Paris Studio Boxson 2003),
Mastering: Smadj & Philippe Teissier du Cros (Paris Studio Boxson 2003)

Wishing to pay tribute to the musical heritage of his birthplace Kırklareli, master percussionist and multi-instrumentalist Burhan Öçal comes back home for the “most personal” project of his life. To transform local traditional musical styles into modern ones with the help of digital technologies and to present them to the world through superb performances by master musicians.

Burhan aimed to include all his early influences in this project. He wandered through most of the musician cafes in Trakya (Thrace) and showed up at many local celebrations with the intention to form an orchestra made up of unknown musicians who were true masters of their instruments. The double davul (local drum) and zurna (a reed instrument somehat resembling an oboe) combination of Kırklareli was complemented by the “ince saz” of Trakya consisting of clarinet, violin, cumbush, kanun and darbuka. The Balkans came in with the trumpet and accordion, which are actually hard-to-find instruments in Turkish music. In the end, he was able to form a band that he could confidently name The Trakya All Stars. All of the musicians involved in this project share a common heritage. Except for Burhan, all are of Gypsy origin and all their ancestors including Burhan’s migrated from Thessaloniki (Salonika) region in northern Greece at the beginning of the 1900’s.

A key aspect of the project is the Tunisian born French musician, sound engineer and producer Smadj, highly respected for his knowledge of oriental music and for his digital innovations. Smadj’s contribution to this album is essential. His programmed beats and arrangements, as well as his recording, mixing and production skills have helped to define the timeless character of this album which manages to take deep tradition to a contemporary level.

Öçal summarizes his responsibility: “The essential core of these traditions has been preserved over the centuries like precious stones. Now we have to take advantage of the limitless possibilities of digital technology to present their true spirit to today’s listeners so that they can continue for generations ahead.”