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Café Türk - Café Türk '2020

Café Türk
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Album name Café Türk
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Date 2020
GenreWorld
Play time 55:33
Format / Bitrate Stereo 1420 Kbps / 44.1 kHz
MP3 320 Kbps
Media CD
Size 131; 372 MB
PriceDownload $2.95
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Café Türk are an inimitable Turkish-Swiss band formed in the 1980s, whose
genre-bending sonic palette draws from Anatolia, the Caucasus and Western
Europe. The group’s frantic trajectory connects Switzerland and the
Turkish city of Kars with a background story as rich and unexpected as their
sound. After three decades since they disbanded, Zel Zele Records have
collaborated with Turkish crate-digger Grup Ses to give the music of Café
Türk a new lease of life. This eponym compilation features original album
tracks, singles and previously unreleased takes that trace the outline of the
group’s history. From the rolling disco of the group’s debut
recording Haydi Yallah; to the previously unreleased kosmiche of
Yıldızlar, “Ali Baba From Istanbul”s Azeri grooves and German
language vocals, to the psyched-out interpretation of Causaccian folk tune
“Şamil”, Café Türk showcases the endless stream of ideas
the band had during their time together between 1983 and 1989. Tracks come with
an unrestrained spirit, weaving in the crackling energy of new wave, rock, disco
and reggae with influences from Turkey and Azerbaijan.

This fascination in pulling different worlds together goes right back to the
formative days of Metin Demiral, founder of Café Türk. Metin grew up in
Kars, a provincial town in the Northeastern part of Turkey. Kars was once known
for its multicultural communities; where you could hear locals speaking a range
of languages, from Turkish to Azeri, Russian and Kurdish. In 1983 Café
Türk won a contest set for Turkish groups based in Europe, organised by the
label Türküola, home to Turkish stars like Cem Karaca, Selda Bağcan and
Barış Manço. The resultant recording sessions gave birth to his new
band and debut LP, Pizza Funghi. But Metin turned down Türküola’s
offer to put the record out and instead self-pressed 1000 copies on his own
Sound Concept label - driving as far as Berlin to sell them face-to-face to
record shops. The record was picked up by a member of the German city of
Nuremburg’s Cultural Department and soon Café Türk were invited to
play for the local workers’ unions, many of whom represented immigrants
from Turkey. These events only grew in popularity, the group ultimately spending
five years touring similar shows in Europe, alongside more conventional tours
and festivals. Metin had hoped to bring his new record to audiences in Turkey
again, however, he found it impossible to get any of his songs played on
state-sponsored radio, something he attributed to the infamously strict
supervisory board of TRT, Turkey’s state-funded broadcaster. TRT tended
to not accept songs that blended both western and traditional Turkish music in
order to avoid “degenerating” Turkish folk music. Cafe Türk tried
to fight this conservative mindset, but progressively resigned themselves to the
political restrictions of the time.

Tracklisting:
01. Café Türk - Haydi Yallah (3:11)
02. Café Türk - Yıldızlar (2:57)
03. Café Türk - Şamil (3:28)
04. Café Türk - Kaç Kaç (2:42)
05. Café Türk - Kimin İçin (4:08)
06. Café Türk - Üzüm (3:52)
07. Café Türk - Ali Baba from Istanbul (4:01)
08. Café Türk - Baycan (Early Take) (4:46)
09. Café Türk - Şamil (Early Take) (4:14)
10. Café Türk - Ali Baba (3:05)
11. Café Türk - Yalvarış (3:29)
12. Café Türk - Şöyledir (Early Take) (4:13)
13. Café Türk - Zeynep (3:17)
14. Café Türk - Outro (4:05)
15. Café Türk - Ali Baba from Istanbul (Instrumental) (4:06)

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