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NEW JERSEY HOSTS CHARITY CONCERT FOR VAN
Hurriyet
Nov 13 2011
Turkey
The Turkish band Karde癬_ Turkuler and Arto Tuncboyac覺yan gave a
concert in New Jersey.
The Turkish band Karde癬_ Turkuler and Grammy award-winning musician
Arto Tuncboyac覺yan gave a concert in New Jersey to benefit Van
earthquake victims.
The concert was organized by the Pir Sultan Abdal Culture Association.
All ticket proceeds from the performance at the Dwight Marrow High
School Concert Hall will be given to Van's earthquake survivors.
Karde癬_ Turkuler performed in Turkish, Arabic, Kurdish, Armenian
and Azerbaijani with the accompaniment of Tuncboyac覺yan.
Tuncboyac覺yan will be on percussion and will sing for the audience.
Tuncboyac覺yan appeared on more than 200 records in Europe before
arriving in the United States, where he went to work with numerous
jazz legends, including Chet Baker, Al Di Meola, and Joe Zawinul,
while also collaborating on a semi-regular basis with Paul Winter
and the Earth Band.
Speaking during the concert, Pir Sultan Abdal Association president,
Zeki Ye癬_ilyurt said: "In these hard times we need to be supportive
and that's our aim in this concert."
Ye癬_ilyurt added that they want to share the pain that Van the
victims of the earthquake.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
Hurriyet
Nov 13 2011
Turkey
The Turkish band Karde癬_ Turkuler and Arto Tuncboyac覺yan gave a
concert in New Jersey.
The Turkish band Karde癬_ Turkuler and Grammy award-winning musician
Arto Tuncboyac覺yan gave a concert in New Jersey to benefit Van
earthquake victims.
The concert was organized by the Pir Sultan Abdal Culture Association.
All ticket proceeds from the performance at the Dwight Marrow High
School Concert Hall will be given to Van's earthquake survivors.
Karde癬_ Turkuler performed in Turkish, Arabic, Kurdish, Armenian
and Azerbaijani with the accompaniment of Tuncboyac覺yan.
Tuncboyac覺yan will be on percussion and will sing for the audience.
Tuncboyac覺yan appeared on more than 200 records in Europe before
arriving in the United States, where he went to work with numerous
jazz legends, including Chet Baker, Al Di Meola, and Joe Zawinul,
while also collaborating on a semi-regular basis with Paul Winter
and the Earth Band.
Speaking during the concert, Pir Sultan Abdal Association president,
Zeki Ye癬_ilyurt said: "In these hard times we need to be supportive
and that's our aim in this concert."
Ye癬_ilyurt added that they want to share the pain that Van the
victims of the earthquake.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress