Gökhan Kırdar

Dede Korkut / 2008

“…when the dawn breeze starts in bunches, when the whiskered ash gray meadowlark bird starts to sing…” The series album of Gökhan Kırdar consisting of the songs he composed for “Dede Korkut” legends, the first known examples of Turkish Literature. The first album of the series consisting of 12 songs about the legends played and sung by Korkut Ata who was accepted to be the father of Traditional Turkish Arts with his “kopuz”, a mediaval Turkish instrument. The projects are underway by Loopus Entertainment Productions.

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Gökhan Kırdar

Tüür_Deprem Duası / 2008

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Tüür_Yağmur Duası / 2005

“…And the young candidate for “kam”, an old Turkish drum, remembered that the drumstick he held was a beech tree struck by lightning and drum was the skin of a baby deer died of a sickness and started to play…Setting out with the “kam”, and the approach in the old Turkish culture which foresaw treating all the creatures in the world with a sense of mercy in order not to be cursed by any living being for cruelty, this instrument-music-video project (Oq) was contemplated by Gökhan Kırdar…” “Tüür” project was released the first time in an exhibition of concepts and ideas held in Luxembourg MUDAM in November, 2004.The project “Tüür” composed by the musician by the synthesis of electronic music creating a new kind of music, using the oldest Turkish instruments like tüür, lir, kılkopuz, çeng, dutar and morinhur, was named after the tüür drum which healed people with the resonances it generated. It was unique in that it is the oldest Turkish religious ceremony and dance instrument. “Tüür Rain Prayers” is the first album of the “Tüür” series consisting of seven prayers. The album was prepared by Loopus Entertainment Productions.

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Gökhan Kırdar

Ethnotronix / 2000

“.. there will be no more war between the civilizations when West and East music meet each other….Prepared under the light of this philosophy “Ethnotronics” album is embraced as the new centennial music in his country because of the intense interest. Prepared by the concept of trying not to destroy the West and East, but trying to see them together in harmony, the album “Ethnotronics” succeeded in becoming the first among the new age music genres…” The album was released in the year 2000 as Film Music Library in 14 countries. (oq) The “Ethnotronics” project, consisting of the works of Gökhan Kırdar combining expertise he gained from the album “Trip” with the ethnic music in Anatolia, became the intro album of the series library albums consisted of different music, geography and cultures like Anatolia, Asia, Mesopotamia and the Balkans. The first album is prepared by Loopus Entertainment and Müzikotek Productions.

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