Past events

2025

Mehmet ali sanlikol & the Dünya ensemble on tour

SEYAHAT: A dazzling presentation of classical Ottoman/Turkish music, original compositions presenting polyphonic settings of the Turkish makam (mode), Turkish Psychedelic Rock influenced tunes and Turkish music influenced jazz as well as concert music.
 
  • RICHARDSON THEATER, PRINCETON UNIVERSITY, October 14
  • ENDICOTT COLLEGE, October 16
  • MEMORIAL CHURCH, HARVARD UNIVERSITY, October 17

Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol & the DÜNYA Ensemble
featuring
Didem Başar, kanun,
Beth Bahia Cohen, kemane, bowed tanbur, violin,
Süeda Çatakoğlu, voice, piano,
Heiraza, voice,
James Heazlewood-Dale, bass,
George Lernis, drums, percussion, voice,
Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol, oud, electric oud, Renaissance 17, piano, ney, voice,
and Mark Tipton, trumpet, flugelhorn, cornet

MEHMET ALI SANLIKOL QUINTET

featuring INGRID JENSEN 

Grammy nominated composer Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol brings his signature blend of jazz with Turkish music to Boston and NY

  • DROM NY, September 18
  • THE REGATTABAR, September 19

SEYAHAT

A dazzling presentation of classical Ottoman/Turkish music, original compositions presenting polyphonic settings of the Turkish makam (mode), Turkish Psychedelic Rock influenced tunes and Turkish music influenced jazz as well as concert music.

Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol & the DÜNYA Ensemble

JORDAN HALL, March 26
featuring
Beth Bahia Cohen, rebab, bowed tanbur, violin,
Süeda Çatakoğlu, voice, piano
Vladyslav Dovhan, alto saxophone
Heiraza, voice, percussion
James Heazlewood-Dale, bass
George Lernis, drums, percussion
Dan Meyers, sackbut, percussion
Tareq Rantisi, percussion
Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol, oud, electric oud, Renaissance 17, piano, duduk, ney, voice,
Mark Tipton, trumpet, flugelhorn, cornet
Alice Xu, piano

MUSIC FROM THE 17th Century ISTANBUL

at THE RENAISSANCE SOCIETY OF AMERICA’s annual conference – March 22

Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol & the DÜNYA Ensemble 
Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol, director, oud, ney, voice,
Beth Bahia Cohen, rebab, kemane, violin,
Süeda Çatakoğlu, voice,
Dan Meyers, sackbut, recorder, voice,
George Lernis, percussion, santur (hammered dulcimer), voice,
and Tareq Rantisi, percussion, voice

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