Tarık Aslan
I started playing music with the traditional Kurdish frame drums Daf and Dahol in my childhood. When I moved to Istanbul in 2007 I had the chance to make music with leading professionals in Turkey. From various genres such as Folk, Pop, Jazz and World. This period was a rich cultivation for me personally and musically.
At the same time I was giving Daf lessons to people from various backgrounds, in 2013 I started the Daf Ensemble Defjen with my own students. We took place in many projects, festivals and international collaborations. This project gave me the space to make my own compositions.
I am also the co-founder of Nusaibin, a semi electronic band. It's a combination of East's humble instruments and West's unclean electronic arrangements.
Currently I am working on our first albums for Defjen and Nusaibin, designing and producing handcrafted percussions, teaching and collaborating with fellow musicians in their albums.
This song recounts the heartrending tale of a child who drowned with his family while fleeing war—a daily catastrophe that befalls children from conflict zones worldwide. Children are pivotal to social change; their fresh perspectives and optimism challenge entrenched norms and pave the path toward a fairer future. As musicians, our solidarity and united voices can address societal issues, energize communities, heighten awareness, deepen understanding, and spark actions that drive progress toward a more compassionate and caring world.
Hi! I was asked by Tarik Aslan to for a group with him, Steven Brezet and Hozan Peyal for this project. My studio is in Amsterdam and I had them over for a while. The first days I spend with Hozan to get to know each others way of playing. After that, Tarik arrived. This song started with a rif from Hozan and then this melody popped up in my head and with these chords it got again a sort of brazilian vibe to Hozan's Arabic riff.
Hi! I was asked by Tarik Aslan to for a group with him, Steven Brezet and Hozan Peyal for this project. My studio is in Amsterdam and I had them over for a while. The first days I spend with Hozan to get to know each others way of playing. After that, Tarik arrived. Looking at the group, my idea to create a Turkish Samba was formed. My goal was to find a way to put their traditional instruments in a new context. Along the way I also invited the other musicians. So special to create music together with people from such a different background.
Lo Sivano is a remix of a traditional Kurdish folk song. The song was played by musicians from Rojava (Syrian Kurdistan), Bakur (Turkish Kurdistan), and Golan Heights (Israeli-occupied Syria). Sivan is a common male name in Kurdish that means shepherd, but also has the more subtle meaning of protector of the community. The song is an ode to the young generation of Kurds who have been forced to become fighters and protectors in the ongoing conflict that has become their normal day-to-day life.
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