No Show: Alihan Samedov and "Sen Gelmez Oldun"

Today's random tune is from an Azerbaijani artist named Alihan Samedov. Known for playing wind and other Azerbaijani folk instruments, Samedov came from a musical family and completed his music education at two Azerbaijani music schools. Among the wind instruments he plays are balaban, clarinet, tutek, zurna, oboe and saxophone. He is also a chess master and instructor, as well as the current music director of the Kadıköy Folklore Education Centre in Istanbul. He was also the person in charge of Azerbaijani music at Samanyolu TV's (STV) Music and Entertainment Programs before the Turkish government closed the station in 2016 for alleged links to the Gülen Movement which the government has blamed for organizing the attempted coup d'etat in 2016. You can find this song, Sen Gelmez Oldun, on his 1997 album The Land of Fire, on his 2014 album Balaban (in two versions, no less), and on the various artists compilation Turca Lounge, Vol. 1 (2007). The song's title translates to "you did not come."

Listen to songs like this and more on the KUNM Global Music Show every Monday night from 10 pm - 1 am Mountain Standard Time. Live streaming, program information and the two-week digital archive can be found at http://www.kunm.org.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alihan_Samedov

Chill Dream: Harem and "Jhariyes Dream"

Today's chill random tune is called Jhariyes Dream and is by the band Harem. Harem is a Turkish percussion group that use traditional instruments such as dumbeks, bendirs, shakers, tef, and zils as well as world percussion instruments like djembes, bongos, and tablas. Many of their tunes are percussion only, and others are accompanied by instrumentation. However, there isn't much more information on them. You can find Jhariyes Dream on their album Harem III, released in 2002, as well as the compilation CD Turca Lounge, Vol. 1 (2007) which is where I found the track.

Listen to songs like this and more on the KUNM Global Music Show every Monday night from 10 pm - 1 am Mountain Standard Time. Live streaming, program information and the two-week digital archive can be found at http://www.kunm.org.

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Clarinet in Lounge: Hakim Abdullayev and "Close Your Eyes"

Today's random song is by Hakim Abdullayev and is called Close Your Eyes. I can't find much information on Mr. Abdullayev, though it appears he is a clarinetist and that he may be from Azerbaijan. You can find Close Your Eyes on Abdullayev's album Balaban III: The Land of Fire - Music of Azerbaijan (2005) and on the various artists compilation album Turca Lounge, Vol. 1 (2007).

Listen to songs like this and more on the KUNM Global Music Show every Monday night from 10 pm - 1 am Mountain Standard Time. Live streaming, program information and the two-week digital archive can be found at http://www.kunm.org.

Anatolian Violin: Murat Sakaryalı and "The Seaside of Your Dreams"

Today's random song comes from Turkish violinist Murat Sakaryalı. I cannot find much information on him, at least information that I wouldn't have to run through Google Translate and give you a bad translation of, so I won't. I'll just let his music speak for itself. You can find this song, The Seaside of Your Dreams, on the 2007 compilation album Turca Lounge, Vol. 1.

Upon a Warm Wind: Kirpi and "Wind's of Melody"

Today's random song is by Kirpi (Hedgehog), the performing name of classically trained Turkish clarinetist Bülent Altinbas. I can't find much more information on Altinbas, but this tune, Winds of Melody or Wind's Melody depending on translation, can be found on the compilation CD Turca Lounge, Volume 1 (2007).