by Burhan Öçal, Istanbul Oriental Ensemble · Network · CD · EAN 0785965583026
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«Sultan's Secret Door» is the album by Burhan Öçal and the Istanbul Oriental Ensemble, released in 1998 on Network, on CD.
The album brings together nine pieces by the Istanbul Oriental Ensemble, rooted in classical Ottoman music with touches of gypsy jazz and funk. Percussion, clarinet, violin, qanun, and lutes lead dances and melodies that are festive or melancholic. It includes «Mahur Oriental», «Nihavent Oyun Havası», and «Roxelana», and closes with a Turkish-Greek jam with guest group Prosechós.
Produced by Burhan Öçal and Christian Scholze, recorded at Studio Audiolab and mastered at Liquid Gold Mastering; manufactured in Germany.
For fans of Turkish music, Ottoman tradition, and world music fusions with jazz and funk.
