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Local News: 6/7/2000
Bobby Wilson, The Hawkeye, Burlington, Iowa
"Blues and Turkish folk
Those who know Patrick Hazell know that his musical interests run far
beyond
the blues, a genre which has been his "bread and butter" as an
artist.
The Burlington native is open to music from across the world. His career
has
included a number of gigs in foreign countries, each of which he has used
to
explore the music of other cultures.
Although Pat has never performed in Turkey, he had developed a keen
interest
in the music of that country from folk, through art, to pop. That interest
is the basis for a concert scheduled June 24 at the Blue Shop here. The
concert, billed as "A Night of Blues and Turkish Folk Music,"
will be
performed by Pat and two Turkish musicians, Bahri Karacay and Fuat Akton.
The program also will include slides made in Turkey.
Karacay's background is an interesting one, which I haven't the space
today
to detail, but which I'll cover in a future column. I've been listening to
a
tape made from a compact disc performed by TURKANA, an ensemble
established by Karacay in 1996. In includes six of Karacay's original compositions,
with Karacay doing the vocals.
It's a dandy. The recording has served to deepen my interest in Turkish
music."
Local News: 6/18/2000
Bobby Wilson, The Hawkeye, Burlington, Iowa
"Saz, you say? Take in the Turks
Ever heard the saz? Or the darbuka? If not, you can cover that hole in
your
music education Saturday night at The Blue Shop.
While the funky little room at 320 N. Fourth St. has been the venue for
blues and jazz, the June 24 card represents the debut of
Turkish folk music.
Veteran blues artist Patrick Hazell will open with a set at 8:30 p.m.
After
doing his thing on vocals, piano and harmonica, he'll
give way to Bohri Karacay and Fuat Aktan.
Karacay sings and plays the saz, an 8-string Turkish instrument. Aktan
will
be on darbuka, a Turkish drum.
The program also will include a slide show on Turkey.
Tickets are $10 at the door.
Karacay is currently working as a postdoctoral associate at Children's
Hospital, Iowa City. His goal is learning all he can about
the early childhood cancer called "neuroblastoma" with the hope
of
developing therapies for the debilitating disease.
A native of Erzurum, a town in northeast Turkey, Karacay joined the
Erzurum
Folk Dance and Music Organization at the age
of 12. Five months after becoming part of Turkey's first Turkish Folk
Music
Children's Choir, Karacay performed as a concert
soloist.
He continued his music education as part of the folk music choir of the
government-owned Turkish Radio and Television
organization, performing in live concerts and on television and radio.
After a long break due to graduate studies in Germany and the United
States,
he became involved with his music again.
In 1996, he formed Turkama, whose first CD features six of his original
compositions.
Karacay believes his songs contain elements of Turkey's folk, art and pop
culture. '"You may also hear traces of influence of
western music, I think,"' Karacay said."
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