hemdem by Sinan Cem Eroglu & Muhlis Berberoglu
Guitar and baglama are the most common instruments that are widely played in Turkey. Unlike the projects that are baglama is used as a soloist
and guitar is used accompanist without the ornaments and microtones which are crucial for Anatolian Folk Music, on this project both
instruments are used as a soloist and it has magnificent and hybrid improvisations and arrangements for the folk songs those combines east and west. Hemdem means contemporary and taking breath at the same time. Their videos have been watched 100k times in a few months and first album has been released in Jan 2018 under the label of Ahenk Music. In that live-recorded album, which includes Anatolian Folk Songs and
their own compositions, was in the top of the best-selling folk music albums at the week when it released. Music critics wrote good reviews
(Songlines, All About Jazz, Folker, World Music Central) about this album and it was broadcasted on Los Angeles KPFK Radio, Japanese JWave
Radio, Greece Planet Radio, Spanish Uni Radio, Turkish Acik Radio, Luxembourg Ara Radio, and Australian PBS Radio. "Hemdem" has entered to the Transglobal World Music Chart March 2018 list at number 18th of 40.
"Sinan Cem Eroglu is some of the best instrumentalist and the first modern virtuoso of kaval in today's Turkish Folk Music..."
Songlines Magazine - Francesco Martinelli
"Their live album Hemdem has been receiving much well-deserved praise and is a fine example of a modern approach to traditional music."
All About Jazz - Luke Seabright
“Hemdem produces a fantastic hour with fantastic music, in which you occasionally hear a patch of jazz, but which often remains to be situated in
the folk. The gentlemen are truly masterful, innovative, and versatile musicians.”
Rootstime – Dani Heyvaert
"Eroğlu and Berberoglu combine traditional Turkish music with the Maqam of the Middle East on Hemdem."
Folker Magazine
"Hemdem is an exquisite, masterfully-crafted album by two talented Turkish music innovators."
Angel Romero - World Music Central
"The sum of ingredients returns a high-profile album, which has been beautifully recorded live, with the timbral details highlighted..."
Blokfoolk - Ciro De Rosa
"I think they'll be in good place on world music list with their performance own folk music arrangements and their performance."
Hurriyet Newspaper - Sinem Vural
"Hemdem is a wonderful album with Eroglu's fretless guitar and Berberoglu's baglama. They've just started their story, and they have a flagship. I'm sure that they'll carry this flagship to younger generation."
Altmuzik - Burak Zengin
Tracklist
| 1. | Zülüf Dökülmüs Yüze | 4:05 |
| 2. | Aygiz | 6:54 |
| 3. | Ahu Gözlüm Tut Elimden | 4:49 |
| 4. | Gamzedeyim Deva Bulmam | 4:31 |
| 5. | Felek Cakmagini Ustüme Cakti | 5:14 |
| 6. | Berb'eroglu | 4:24 |
| 7. | Ali'yi Gördüm Ali'yi | 5:21 |
| 8. | Bozlak Acis | 3:59 |
| 9. | Nesrin | 3:18 |
| 10. | Hacel Obasi | 7:13 |
| 11. | Bitlis'te Bes Minare | 5:53 |
| 12. | Kar Yagdi Eriyecek | 4:39 |
| 13. | Cahildim Dünyanin Rengine Kandim | 5:33 |
Credits
Sinan Cem Eroğlu: Perdesiz Gitar / Fretless Guitar
Muhlis Berberoğlu: Baglama / Saz
Yapımcı / Producer: Sercan Hüseyin Yılmaz - Ahenk Müzik
Recording Producer & Engineer, Edit, Mix, Mastering: Sinan Cem Eroğlu
Photographs: Zafer Develi
License
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Sinan Cem Eroglu is a musician, music producer, multi-instrumentalist, and composer from Germany.
His music combines Turkish Music with jazz, world and electronics and his albums were reviewed and charted by internationally acclaimed music magazines and charts. Except his solo career, he is a member of Niyaz Works as a composer, musician, and featuring artist at Facebook's Sound Collection.