Dear Berkant,
Thanks for visiting our site and for contributing to it. We really appreciate it, and we are aware of the musical talents in your country. I have been playing music with several people from Turkey at various instances, mostly western music, but I was also very impressed by their knowledge in Greek music as well, especially for the fact that they appreciate Theodorakis, Hatzidakis and Xarhakos. I have been impressed by the fact that Turkish people listen to music constantly, I mean every time I meet Turks at their homes or businesses, some music is always on the background, and this is very important. And during my visits to Istanbul, it is impossible not to hear music no matter where you are (often with Greek lyrics, too).
Once I had met a very gifted (although not professional musician) drummer from Turkey in Germany. You can find three recordings at:
http://homepage.univie.ac.at/christos.koulovatianos/recordings.htmlSeveral other very serious guitarists I met from Turkey had a lot of imagination and passion in their playing. But the drummers and drum productions in Turkey (I mean the whole philosophy and culture behind percussion in Turkish music) is something else!
In building bridges between our countries, music will be at the center.
Best,
Christos
