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Composed by Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol — from “An Elegant Ritual” now available on ALL streaming platforms and Bandcamp: dunya.bandcamp.com
This video is a genuine reflection on the cycle of life.
Video directed and edited by Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol
Camera operators: Dr. Hüseyin Parkan Sanlıkol, Christo Tsiaras, William Mozes, Serap Kantarcı Sanlıkol, Suzi Sanlıkol, Rowan Guilderson, and a number of friends whom I cannot remember that filmed the footage from the 90s.
Traditional Cypriot folk song arranged for big band.
This footage is from Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol’s BPC concert in 1997. The band was conducted by Ken Pullig.
This track featuring Erkan Oğur (fretless guitar) is from the album entitled “Dünya Size Güller Bize/For You The World, For Us The Roses”.
An ancient Turkish legend: Ergenekon is a cantata composed by Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol for Children’s Chorus, chamber ensemble and soloists. Excerpts from the cantata can be found here. (The Love Theme is at 6:55)
Live recording from AudioFact’s last concert back in July 8, 2003 at the 10th Istanbul Jazz Festival.
This track is from AudioFact’s second album, entitled “Asitane” (Aura, 2003). “Dere geliyor dere” is a traditional Turkish folk song. This is a re-composition of the folk song by Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol.
This composition by Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol is from AudioFact’s first album, entitled “Black Spot” (Kalan, 1998).