Mehmet Polat - Ageless Garden (2018)

Mehmet Polat has announced the release of a new ud album titled Ageless Garden. “‘Music has been the best language with which to express my inner world for more than 30 years. And for the last 20 years, ud has been the main instrument on this journey. I composed these ten compositions during different phases of my life as a migrant musician. And I play them on this album through the lens of my vision of today.’

Guest musicians on the album include Alper Kekec (Turkey) on darbuka, daf and frame drums; Pasha Karami (Iran) on tombak; Shaho Andalibi (Iran) on ney; Yama Sarshar (Afghanistan) on tabla; and Zoumana Diarra (Mali) on kora.

Tracklist:
01. Mehmet Polat - Hasret
02. Mehmet Polat - Aylan
03. Mehmet Polat - Hasbihal
04. Mehmet Polat - Aftab
05. Mehmet Polat - My Urfa
06. Mehmet Polat - Something Is Moving
07. Mehmet Polat - Embrace It
08. Mehmet Polat - A Wise Touch
09. Mehmet Polat - In Solitude
10. Mehmet Polat - An Anatolian Bulerias