Vardan Hovanissian, Emre Gültekin - Adana (2015)

More than ten years ago Vardan Hovanissian found a musical soulmate in Emre Gültekin.
A friendship capable of overcoming frontiers has brought them to ‘Adana’, their first CD as a duo. No mere reference to the city that bore the brunt of the Armenian tragedy just a century ago, Adana also stands for the hope the musicians share of an Adana where Armenians and Turks live in harmony. The album symbolises reconciliation and friendship between two cultures that have many roots in common. The harmonious match of the Armenian and Turkish song texts with the melancholy timbre of the Armenian duduk and the virtuosity of the Turkish saz and tanbûr make for an album that shows it is possible to look at history and generate something positive.

MUSICIANS
Vardan Hovanissian: duduk, bass duduk, chvi
Emre Gültekin: vocals, baglama, tanbûr, üçtelli, selpe
Joris Vanvinckenroye: double bass
Simon Leleux: darbuka, riqq, daf

Tracklist:
01. Vardan Hovanissian; Emre Gültekin - Galissem Durad (4:03)
02. Vardan Hovanissian; Emre Gültekin - Yerazov Archik (5:16)
03. Vardan Hovanissian; Emre Gültekin - Madenciler (4:42)
04. Vardan Hovanissian; Emre Gültekin - Getashen (5:02)
05. Vardan Hovanissian; Emre Gültekin - Dağlar (4:27)
06. Vardan Hovanissian; Emre Gültekin; Ertan Tekin - Hrant Dink (4:17)
07. Vardan Hovanissian; Emre Gültekin; Arcadi Bogossian - Lusnak Gisher (3:26)
08. Vardan Hovanissian; Emre Gültekin - Adana (6:04)
09. Vardan Hovanissian; Emre Gültekin - Ramazan Güngör (3:14)
10. Vardan Hovanissian; Emre Gültekin - Bingyol (2:02)
11. Vardan Hovanissian; Emre Gültekin; Ertan Tekin - Sevdalı Günler (3:55)
12. Vardan Hovanissian; Emre Gültekin - Mamiki (4:00)
13. Vardan Hovanissian; Emre Gültekin - Hampere Hoqis (3:57)
14. Vardan Hovanissian; Emre Gültekin - Dzun Giker (4:48)