The singer Sevinc Uygur founded the group and was its natural leader. She also gathered the band?s entire repertoire, mostly from the Turkish Radio?s folk music orchestra, a kind of modern versions of traditional folk songs, with strong melodies and rhythms. Many of the lyrics are quite jovial in character, built on rhymes and jingles with love as the main theme. Music from Turkey provides a synoptic presentation of Turkish music. One can find the traditional music - both folk and classical music - but also popular music influenced by Western, Indian and North African culture. Just like the original release and all other volumes in the series, the music is enriched by a comprehensive booklet, covering many topics, from the relation between the Islamic religion and music, urban and rural, folk- and art music.
Tracks:
1. Evlerinde makine
2. Giresun kol havasi
3. Improvisation on the cura
4. Improvisation and zeybek on the kabak kemane
5. Dervish music: Improvisation on the ney - Bu akli fikr ile - Gelin Allah diyelim - Zikir
6. Dances from Antep
7. Military Music
8. Songs and dances from Karadeniz
9. A dance from Erzurum, Koroglu bar
10. Folk tune on the baglama
11. Alli turnam
12. Karanfil destre gider (Carnations in a Bouquet)
13. Degirmenci (The Wheat Miller)
14. Bu bagda dolanirsan (Wandering in this Garden)
15. Odana serdim hali (The Carpet in the Room)
16. Sari kiz (The Blonde Girl)
17. Mani (Chant)
18. Su daglarin yuksegine (To Summit the Top of the Mountains)
19. Geceler uykusuz (Sleepless Nights)
20. Seyyah olup su alemi gezerim (I Wander Days and Nights)
21. Enstrumental tulum ve gayda konusuyor (Improvisation on Turkish and Bulgarian bagpipes)
22. Ayna ayna ellere (The Mirror)
23. Yuksek yuksek tepelere (Beyond the High Hills)
