Concerts of Kardeş Türküler in 2007:
Concerts of Kardeş Türküler in 2007:
3 Oktober 20:00 Eppelheim-Heldeberg Rhein NeckerHalle
2 November 20:00 Basel; Basel Volkshaus, Rebgasse 12, 4058
3 November 20:00 Zürich; Volkshaus Zürich, Stauffacherstr. 60, 8004
4 November 19:00 Fribourg; Aula Magna de L'Université de Fribourg

“Voices are in the open-air, all together”
For nearly seven years, with performances in Cemil Topuzlu Open-Air Theatre of Kardeş Türküler Project – a project of Bosphorus Performing Arts Ensemble (BGST)- we have been trying to emphasize the desire of people to live together in peace, by performing songs and dances of different cultures in this geography all together.

THE INITIATIVE FOR SURVIVAL OF HASANKEYF
As it is known, the İlisu Dam Project is still being debated by related official institiutions and associations in Sweden, Germany and Austria. And foreign corporations composing İlisu Consortium haven’t got the approval of their national governments and Export Credit Agents for providing the necessary funding yet.

Anna Demirpolat18.11.2006
Wikipedia in UKraine
Dear Kardes Turkuer, I made a page about you at Wikipedia - wellknown today internet encyclopedia made by people. I am from Ukraine. My hasbend got acquainted me with your music and songs, and i was really amazed by. I want ukrainian and russian people to know about you more. I am developing page in Wikipeadia in russian language and want to put there your pictures. That's why i ask for your permission to use pictures from your web-city. Even page in turkish language in Wikipedia doesn't have your pictures. And Wikipedia cares much about copyrights. Best regards and thank you very much. Dear Anna, We really thank you for your interest. Of course you can use the photos from our website. By the way, new photos are also on the way to be put on the website. Just use the name of the photographer please. They are going to be uploaded next week. If you want to have any information or any thing please let us know. All the best,

giannis pantazis14.12.2006
we simply love your music
hello from greece.my name giannis.i work as a musician and as a dj in greece.i live in a small city on the north-west greece called grevena.we have a band here called'manitarock'means mussroom-rock.the reason we have this name is because we have an organization-unique in the world-that is deallin with the knowlege of mussrooms(check www.manitari.gr),we organize seminars,festivals and we try to get this knowlege in a high education area.the leader of the organization-giorgos konstadinidis-also the song-writer,singer.bouzouk-saz player of our band gave the name to the group.we play traditional music from greece from the area of ipirous,pontos,also rembetiko with a touch of blues.i play harmonika,saxophone,double-flute and a traditional bag-pipe of greece call tsabouna(just like toulum)we have also female vocals and piano..one time i was working at the biggest record shop in thessalloniki when i first heard the cardes turkuler album.when i went to my hometown i called giorgos to here you.we simply find our selfs into your music!!!giorgos went to istanbul one time and he bought more of your albums.in the bar i'm workin now we have a poster of you all..so..in the 26 of december were invited in istanbul for 2 live performances.we'll like to meet you,because we like if-we can-to bring you to greece to perform at our mussroom festival.when i'll find out the names of the clubs that we'll perform i'll let you know thanks for the feelings that you give us i would like to send you a cd of our music, can you give me an address? thank you again giannis Dear Giannis, We will be very happy to meet you. Please inform us about the places you will play. We are going to try to come to listen to you. We are also very curios about yor music as we like to listen to Greek music. Hope to meet you soon. Ya sas!

farhad kashef bahrami15.02.2007
mashallah
Friends, we have enjoyed your music IMMENSELY - thank YOU all :) We are a Persian, Azari, Kurdish, etc. group of friends and family and (amatuer) classical/folk/original band in San Diego, California. We very much appreciate your multi-cultural approach. chokh tashakkur :) myspace.com/dornob If we can help you someday play in California please let us know. do good work and keep in touch farhad

farhad bahrami15.02.2007
how can we get your CDs in America?
salam o sepas.

Janni Bulmiakov26.02.2007
Heware Gule
I wonder if the piece mentioned above (as can be heard on the CD Vizontele) is a tradicional song or composed by somebody from the band? Thanks in advance, Janni

Seith Tristan21.03.2007
Greetings from Munich, Germany
Hello! I just want to say thank you! Your Album "Dogu" is one of my 5 favourite Records! I love your music and i want to see you on a concert one day. Even when I don´t understand any word you singing (except when my best Buddy translate me), I can feel this music, its Force for Cultural Pluralism! Rock on :) Tristan

Fred05.04.2007
Long live Kardes Turkuler
Dear Kardes Turkuler, I\\\'m from Brussels (Belgium) and I\\\'ve been following you for 4 years. Just wanted to express some feelings. I sincerely believe that today there is no other band such as Kardes Turkuler in the European or Asian soils (or in any other part of the world to my very humble view). You\\\'re music is not only great musically, it is also about building bridges between communities. At a time were conflicts are increasing between cultures in the world, your music brings hope and faith in humanity. I definitely and sincerely consider that you should be \\\"subsidised\\\" as \\\"service of human interest\\\" :). May each region of the world have one band like you and i\\\'m sure the world will feel better. Thank you for giving us dreams and hopes. I hope to see you soon in Brussels. Love always.

Preet14.04.2007
Online purchases?
Hi, I am a new listener from Singapore. I recently discovered your music and I appreciate the aesthetics of your sound very much.. beautiful and full of soul. I'm looking for a way to purchase your albums online but it is proving to be quite a task. I'm interested especially in Vizontele (2001). Such a beautiful soundtrack.. you guys did a great job.

dario sosa17.07.2007
staying 3 weeks in istambul
hello!! this is my 2nd time in istambul. I first knew about you last year when i came to istambul, and now i'm here doing a project in Bogacizi Universitesi at eNTERFACE 07: http://www.cmpe.boun.edu.tr/enterface07/ As i am here i would love to meet you. Have you got any concert this month in istambul? I am everyday at North Campus, as i have read you started here. I play violin, folk music from canary islands and celtic,... Do you still rehearse here in Bogacizi Universitesi? I am very interested in your music, instruments and culture. Just would love to meet you. Tisikur ederim! thank you very much Excellent work.

Rojin Karaca09.08.2007
concert in NYC
Dear Kardes Turkuler, I am only 14 and live in NYC. I am in love with your music. You guys are really great, i mean, my mom always tells me to listen to more music from my culture(Kurdish and little bit of Turkish) but i really dont except for you guys basically! But you see, i am not the only one who loves you guys here; there are much much more and i was wondering, why dont you guys ever come to NYC or New Jersey for a concert. We have a strong Kurdish group here and you guys can contact us if you guys do decide to come to NYC for like a concert or basically anythingelse. my e-mail adress is birdieka@hotmail.com and i would love it if you guys wrote back. Thank-You!

DJ Nab Nab31.08.2007
We added your page to Nwenar Music links
Dear Sir or Madam Just to let you know we added your URL web page to Nwenar Ahmad Music web page links here you can check it out: www.myspace.com/nwenarmusic Malparakatan kauta linki malpari Nwenar Ahmad'ua Barezan Tanha westem agadartan kamawa ka Malpari euaman xesta linki malpari Nwenar Ahmad'ua lasar daxuazi Nwenar xoi, euash Nwenar la yad nakan. amash malpari Nwenar Ahmad: www.myspace.com/nwenarmusic Manager & Web designer Nabaz Ahmad www.myspace.com/djnabaz www.myspace.com/journalistnab www.myspace.com/unitedkurdistan

Mick Joyce07.09.2007
Zurich
Looking forward to seeing you in Zurich flying over from Dublin with my best friend Memet from Izmir who now lives in Dublin ... Kardes Turkuler are one of my favourite bands of all time ... hopefully someday you can hit these shores someday ... Peace and regards Mick Joyce Dublin Ireland

Christina19.09.2007
A Kardeş Türküler fan in Canada
Two years ago, while I was teaching English in Istanbul, I wandered into a music shop in Galata looking for a Turkish instrument to experiment with. I ended up buying a saz, and as I was leaving, the instrument maker insisted I take a CD as well. That CD, which included Kardeş Türküler, Doğu, and the soundtrack to Viziontele, was my first recording of Turkish music (and by the way, I DID go on to buy most of your albums legitimately as well!). You really sparked my interest in the diversity and richness of Anatolian music. I'm now starting a Masters degree in Ethnomusicology at the University of Toronto, and am hoping to learn more!

Michal25.09.2007
Thank you
Hello :) I\'ve bought Dogu in Istanbul in 2001. It\'s prettty funy story. I went to a music shop and asked for some good turkish traditional music, but the guy was giving me Tarkan all the time :D I was trying to explain what I want so I said that it has to be slower (I ment rythm). I\'ve spent there almost an hour when I found out that there is music style called \"slow\" :] Any way... since than I can listen to this album, even after so long time, and love it! I do not understand lyrics at all. I can realy only on my feelings. Last year I decided that I have to comper it with reality. I went to Turkey for 3 weeks and I was looking for that feeling. I found only a small part of it, but that part allowed me to understand some of it. I love the east part of Turkey (Kürdistan). I hope you will come one day to Poland. I\'d love to go to your concert!

Liz Hager20.10.2007
A new fan in San Francisco
We recently came back from Istanbul where a local introduced us to your music. We now love it as much as he does. I echo the comments from other non-Turkish speakers ? it doesn't matter that we cannot understand the words, the whole effect is stunningly beautiful ! Thank you for bringing this music into our world. PS Zellerbach Hall at the University of California in Berkeley or Yerba Buena performing center in San Francisco would be a fantastic venue for one of your concerts. Please try to come here!

Memet Uludag06.11.2007
Zurich 3/1
We were very happy to meet you in Zurich... and what a performance... As always.. See ypu next time. Memet/Michael/Niamh from Dublin

zafer Dersimij05.03.2008
persian folk song
Merhaba sizde dikkatimi ceken bisey oldu bircok dilde sarki sözyluyorsunuz fakat iran muziginden okudugunuzu hic duymadim.Eger isterseniz size bu anlamda katki sunabilirim. SAYGILARIMLA Zafer D. World Music BA Malmö Academy of Music Sweden

Valerio09.03.2008
Musical Journey
Hi, i\'m Valerio and i\'m writing from Rome. I like too much your music Kardes Turkuler, it\'s simply beautiful...a ray of light into this world based on cruelty and wars. I hope to listen a new release in 2008. An embrace to you, dear friends! :)

Dorothy Potter13.03.2008
just met you
Dear Bandmembers, I just met you in the lobby of the Columbus hotel in Stockholm! Nice to meet and good luck at the #### tomorrow. I will be singing on the MS Mariela, and invite you to become my myspace friends: www.myspace.com/songsofthepotter. Blessings, Dorothy

Tara Hopkins27.06.2008
excellent!
I just want to thank all of you, including all who were involved behind the scenes, for the EXCELLENT, wonderful, heart-felt, inspiring concert at Kuruçeşme the other night! Thank you for sharing the warmth and hope and beauty of the music and for revelling in the beauty of the richness of this land. Thank you and double kisses to all!