Bosporus Brigdes Vol. 3 by Black Pearl Records

The groundbreaking Bosporus Bridges compilation series started in 2005 (Vol. 1), kicking off a new worldwide interest in Turkish funk, jazz, beat and psychedelic music from the 1960s and 1970s.
As Turkish pop music is a hybrid of Western and Eastern elements, it’s not just pop music but a specific Turkish approach to a hybrid pop music, incorporating Turkish language, instruments, melodies etc.
We present the third part of the series, completed with historic music performances in films by the musicians presented on the record. These music performances are part of the research project Hybrid Glamour – Turkish Pop Music Images.

Bosporus Bridges Vol. 3

A wide selection of rare Turkish funk, jazz, beat and psychedelic music from the 1960s and 1970s.

This is the third issue of the groundbreaking Bosporus Bridges compilation series started in 2005 (Vol. 1) and continued in 2011 (Vol. 2).

Why did it take so long for the release of Vol. 3? Because deep digging, deep selecting and our wish to serve you Turkish pop music of the highest order takes its time. And it is worth doing so. According to the aspiration of the Bosporus Bridges series you will get extraordinary music, opening your mind and remapping your knowledge of Turkish music.

As Turkish pop music is a hybrid of Western and Eastern elements, it’s not just funk, jazz, beat and psychedelic music but each time a specific Turkish approach to a hybrid pop music. This incorporates Turkish language, instruments, melodies etc., all mixed with electric instruments, drums and sound effects of Western pop music.

Enjoy deep Turkish funk by Seyyal Taner, Süheyl Denizci, Cengiz Coskuner and Erkut Taçkın, Turkish jazz by the Burhan Tonguç Ritm Grubu and Figen Han, Turkish beat by Lili Ivanova, Ajda Pekkan and Fatoş Balkır, Turkish psychedelic by Semra Sine, Serter Bağcan and Harout Pamboukjian, and Turkish-Asian rock by Dönüşüm & Halit Kakınç.

Quality LP vinyl pressing with restored and remastered audio material of the original records. Comes in a wonderful, authentic and special seventies English-styled old-fashioned cover.

Compiled by Roskow Kretschmann, Holger Lund & Tom Sky.
Thanks to: Mitch Alive, Volga Coban, Akın Kazuk, Cornelia Lund and Emir Özer

More information: here.

Promo video: here.

Sound clips from Bosporus Bridges Vol. 3 and purchasing via bandcamp: here.

Venue:
bi’bak
Prinzenallee 59
13359 Berlin-Wedding

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German press text:

Bosporus Bridges Vol. 3 – Record Release Event mit Roskow Kretschmann, Cornelia Lund & Holger Lund

Die Kompilations-Reihe „Bosporus Bridges“ startete in 2005 (Vol. 1) und erweckte weltweit ein neues Interesse an türkischem Funk, Jazz, Beat und Psychedelic der 1960er und 1970er Jahre.
Da türkische Popmusik ein Hybrid aus westlichen und östlichen Elementen darstellt, handelt es sich nicht einfach um übliche Popmusik, sondern um eine spezifisch türkische Herangehensweise, die türkische Sprache, Instrumente, Melodien etc. einschließt.
Der Abend gilt der Präsentation des dritten Teils der Reihe, ergänzt um historische Musikperformances in Filmen mit auf der Platte vertretenen Musiker_innen. Diese Musikperformances in Filmen sind Teil des Forschungsprojektes Hybrid Glamour – Turkish Pop Music Images.