Istanbul has a deep, layered history. From its beginnings as a fishing village to one of the pillars of the Roman world. The final stop on the Silk Road. The centre of the Ottoman Empire as the Turks spread their huge net across the Middle East. Across the centuries the city drew in cultures and blended them. Growing up there, singer-songwriter Gaye Su Akyol breathed all that in every day, along with her family?s ancient roots in Anatolia. Those rich traditions combine to form part of the sound she?s developed on her album Hologram Imparatorlugu (Hologram Empire), where sultry Turkish melodies twine around spiky, twanging guitars and insistent rhythms.
Tracks:
1. Hologram
2. Akil Olmayinca
3. Kendimin Efendisyim
4. Fantastiktir Bahti Yarimin
5. Kendimden Kacmaktan
6. Dunya Kaleska
7. Eski Tufek
8. Uzat Sacini Istanbul
9. Nargile
10. Anlasana Sana Asigim
11. Mona Lisa
12. Berdus
