Description
Orient Express – Alora! / PAN Records Audio CD 1991 / PAN 142 CD
ASIN B00002837H / B0000036YZ
Total time 59:05
Product Details
- Label: PAN Records – PAN 142 CD
- Format: CD, Album, Stereo
- Country: Netherlands
- Released: May 1, 1991
- Genre: Folk, World, & Country
- Style: Folk, Ottoman Classical, Fusion
Overview
Alora! by Orient Express offers a captivating fusion of traditional Ottoman classical music with contemporary folk influences. The album blends intricate melodies and rhythms, combining traditional Turkish instruments such as baglama, clarinet, and violin with modern sounds and arrangements. This synthesis creates a rich, dynamic listening experience that evokes the spirit of the Ottoman Empire while incorporating fresh, international musical ideas. With its diverse range of tracks, from horo dances to mazurkas and fandangos, Alora! showcases the breadth of Eastern European and Middle Eastern musical traditions, interpreted by a talented ensemble of musicians.
Track Listing
- Dynamo Horo – 3:38
- Mela Neda – 2:22
- Last Horo In Paris – 3:47
- Drama Köprüsü – 3:12
- Çetvorno Horo – 3:16
- A Hedgehog Marries – 3:32
- Ilkbahar / Aktarma Beni – 7:04
- Tavas Zeybegi / Pamukçu Bengisi – 2:35
- Bir Atah Ver / Batum – 7:16
- Fandango – 3:24
- Popopo – 2:57
- Kalamatianos – 3:41
- To Paploma – 3:32
- Mazurka – 2:29
- La Verdolina – 5:14
Key Credits
- Producer & Arranged By: Orient Express
- Executive Producer: Bernard Kleikamp
- Mastered By: Jos Boerland
- Recorded By: Joost Dellebarre
- Musical Assistance: Roberto Tombesi
- Design: Jos Hendrix
- Edited By: Rein Spoorman
Featured Musicians:
- Accordion: Geert Oude Weernink
- Baglama & Vocals: Behsat Üvez
- Cittern: Jos Kwakman, Marius Greiner
- Clarinet: Bart Eugelink
- Cura: Behsat Üvez
- Guitar: Jos Kwakman
- Oboe: Bart Eugelink
- Percussion: Behsat Üvez, Jos Kwakman
- Saxophone: Bart Eugelink
- Synthesizer: Geert Oude Weernink
- Tambourine: Marjolein Üvez
- Violin: Marius Greiner
- Vocals: Behsat Üvez, Marjolein Üvez
