Baul Meets Saz - Banjara (2022)

Baul Meets Saz, an encounter Between Turkish and Indian Music
Baul Meets Saz presents a trio of musicians representing Turkey and India. The lineup includes Emre Gultekin, Malabika Brahma and Sanjay Khyapa. Their new album is titled “Banjara“.

Turkish artist Emre Gültekin, singer and player of the saz (a long-necked Anatolian lute) intertwines the sounds of his instrument with the voice and percussion of Malabika Brahma and Sanjay Khyapa, from India, who have become the musical ambassadors of Baul culture.

The Bauls, a marginal Indian community from Bengal, are nomadic and are deeply spiritual, seeking the sacred in human beings rather than in heaven. The Bauls share a similar way of life with the Alevites of Turkey, for whom Emre Gültekin, as a modern minstrel, has made himself the spokesman.

In uniting these two cultures and their musical traditions, Baul Meets Saz creates a strangely modern music, at one and the same time powerful and mystical. Since their first encounter, this trio has found the unconditional bond of music and friendship, which was reflected on their first CD “Namaz” in 2018.

Tracklist:
1.01 - Baul Meets Saz - Samaye Gele (5:54)
1.02 - Baul Meets Saz - Erenlerin Halveti (4:49)
1.03 - Baul Meets Saz - Banjara (12:42)
1.04 - Baul Meets Saz - Luna (5:11)
1.05 - Baul Meets Saz - Bahar (16:03)
1.06 - Baul Meets Saz - Biz Dunyadan Gider Olduk (4:43)
1.07 - Baul Meets Saz - Kanai Daglar (9:15)