Özbek Tatar Türk Dügünü Ousbekh Tatar Turk Wedding - Music

Özbek Tatar Türk Dügünü Ousbekh Tatar Turk Wedding by Burhan Öçal

Burhan Öçal

Artist Biography For Burhan Öçal

Recognized Worldwide As A Virtuosic Percussionist Burhan Öçal Has Made The Bridging Of Musical Cultures His Central Mission. A Native Of Kirklareli In Thrace Region He Grew Up In A Musical Family. From His Father He Learned A Variety Of Percussion Instruments While His Mother Introduced Him To Religious Vocal Music. After His First Contact With Western Music He Became Interested In Combining Other Genres And Cultural Traditions Such As Jazz And Western Classical Music With His Own. Burhan Öçal’s Instruments Are As Diverse As His Music. In Addition To A Wide Variety Of Percussion Such As The Darbuka A Vase-Shaped Drum Played With The Fingers Kös Kettle Drum Kudüm And Bendir He Is A Highly Skilled Player On A Number Of Stringed Instruments Including The Divan-Saz Tanbur And Ud. His Expressive Voice Adds To The Spectrum Of Musical Elements At His Command. Öçal Has Become Widely Known For Touring And Recording With His Oriental Ensemble Who Performs Traditional Gypsy And Turkish Folk Music. As A Much Sought After Musicians He Has Also Performed With Maria Joao Pires Joe Zawinul And Eliot Fisk. Burhan Öçal Made His US Debut In February 1998 Joining Eliot Fisk For Performances In Los Angeles. Shortly After He Toured With George Gruntz Band Performing At The Montreal Jazz Festival In Vancouver At The Ravinia Festival And At The Knitting Factory NYC . Other Highlights Of His Engagements Have Included Two Performances With The Istanbul Oriental Ensemble At 1998 WOMAD Festival U.K And Three Performances With The Ensemble At EXPO’ 98 In Lisbon. He Also Gave A Solo Performance In London At The Royal Festival Hall At Rhythm Sticks 1998 . Öçal’s 2000 Season Was Highlighted By A Series Of Major Concerts In March 2000 He Released In Europe And In Turkey A Tour With George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band Special Guest With Burhan Öçal. Then He Appeared At The St. Irene Museum Withnin The Istanbul Music Festival And In San Fransisco With Kronos Quartet. At The Istanbul Jazz Festival In July He Was One Of The Guest Stars Along With Djivan Gasparian Playing With Andreas Vollenweinder. His Second Project In This Festival Was “Meditroni” Featuring Massilia Sound System. In October 2000 He Performed At Womex In Berlin Accompanied By His Group Istanbul Oriental Ensemble. His Album “Groove Alla Turca” 1999-Doublemoon In Which He Collaborated With The American Bassist Jamaaladeen Tacuma Featuring Natacha Atlas Was First Released In France By Birds And Blues 2001 And Then In North America By Night And Day. Burhan Öçal In 2001 Did Two Big Tour In Europe With “Groove Alla Turca”. He Appeared On The General Motors Big Event At The Festival International De Jazz De Montreal Together With Istanbul Oriental Ensemble And The Special Guest Participation Of Mercan Dede In A Concert Of Exceptional Acclaim Called “East Meets West” Watched By 150.000. Again In July 2001 At The Istanbul Jazz Festival Burhan Öçal Shared The Stage With Sting. In April 2002 Burhan Öçal With Istanbul Oriental Ensemble Toured The USA With ICM. Burhan Öçal Won Several Awards Including German Record Critic’s Award With Oriental Ensemble 1995 Another One With Sultan’s Secret Door And Prix Choc For His Solo Album “Ottoman Garden ” 1996 . His “Trakya All Stars” Is A Highly Special Project Where Öçal Collaborates With Master Musicians From Thrace Region Paying Tribute To The Musical Heritage Of His Birthplace. The Roman-Balkan Influenced Album Possesses A Timeless Character Which Manages To Take Deep Tradition To A Contemporary Level. It Is Produced By The Tunisian Born French Musician Sound Engineer And Producer Smadj Highly Respected For His Knowledge Of Oriental Music And For His Digital Innovations. His Latest Appearance Was With The Flamenco Guitar Virtuso Paco De Lucia At Istanbul International Jazz Festival 2004 . A Second Collaboration With Pete Namlook A Prolific Composer In Contemporary Electronica And The Founder Of Fax Label Of “ambient/chill Out” Was Released In November 2004 As A Tribute To Sultan Orhan. His Next Album “ The New Dream” Is Released On Doublemoon Records In June 2005.