2013
Istanbul: East Meets West Europeans and Ottomans Listen to Each Other, 1500-1700 program How is it possible to convey through music something of the complex interactions and tangled identities of these two regions over even two centuries? As the repertoire on this program demonstrates, the … [Read More...]
FALL 2013
PALINDROME: Sanlıkol's Jazz Orchestra CD Release Concert Join Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol and some of the most distinguished jazz musicians from the New England area perform Sanlıkol’s compositions from his new jazz orchestra album entitled "Palindrome". Details TBA. … [Read More...]
DÜNYA on PRI
Listen to Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol discuss DÜNYA's A Story of the City: Constantinople, Istanbul double CD set Listen to Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol discuss DÜNYA's Music of Cyprus CD … [Read More...]
a non-profit, tax exempt educational organization located in Boston, Massachusetts. Its goal is to explore a cosmopolitan view of the world through the lens of a wide range of Turkish traditions, alone and in conversation with the musics of the formerly Ottoman peoples—Greeks, Jews, Armenians, Arabs, Kurds, mystics—as well as with western and other world traditions. The DÜNYA collective includes specialists in Ottoman music, early European music, Middle Eastern Christian and Jewish music, ethnomusicology, jazz, contemporary composition and popular music. In DÜNYA projects, research and translation combine with original composition, improvisation and musical experimentation to create lively presentations, recordings and publications aimed at engaging contemporary audiences. DÜNYA seeks to work with a wide range of cultural and religious organizations and relies on no particular political, governmental or religious affiliation or support of any kind.