Skhan, Asik Ismail, Alev Trio, Wotan, and more, share their musical universe which goes from world music to Turkish traditional music, oriental Jazz and Blues with Wotan…
The Artists
Created in 1995 by two childhood friends: Ismaïl and 4lman
Skhan was very popular among the underground culture and have organised the first two events of the New-Caledonian cultures festival (Paris 1998,Bordeaux 2001)
Skhan is unique because of its original sound, Jazz Jamaican “old school” (like Capital letters or Yabby You) with a touch of traditional Turkish music and Kanéka (Kanak Reggae
The three virtuosis of Alev Trio play many oriental instruments and Turkish traditional music. The songs and compositions are from Zeybek (central Anatolia), mountain songs of shepherds, Azeri dances of Caucasia and also Alevi semah (trance music). Each of the Alev Trio artists do a very close work on oriental musical traditions creating a modern style by combining many instruments that usually don’t go together. Those forgotten songs are almost unknown in Occident and ALEV try to keeps the ancestral customs while innovating in a very modern form.
Ismail, singer and Saz virtuosis since 30 years, make us travel around Turkey with his 3 different Saz . He sings local songs, hymns, and ritual chants of the Alevi (Soufi). A journey, like on a flying carpet…
Wotan, is an ethno-blues singer. He plays a classical guitar and a foot tamburine. He plays Blues/gospel music with a touch of Touareg/Jamaican blues-reggae…
