Silûetler
Kivanc Kaytanli of Turkey wrote to me today in response to my Siluetlers post. He traslated the track list and further informed me on Turkish-Psych bands of the 60’s.
Thanks Kivanc!
Read Kivanc’s letter:
Silüetler - 1967
Track list and translation by Kivanc Kaytanli
- Ali Baba (Father Ali)
- Bana Sıla da bir Gurbette (To me, my hometown and far lands are the same)
- Dede Efendi (Dede efendi -dede means grandfather, efendi means something near “mister”- is a very old turkish classical music composer lived between 1778-1846- the ottoman empire era, and this song is a cover version of his song called “Yine bir gulnihal”)
- Ezilip (the meaning is near to “by being squeezed” or “by being under pressure”
- İki Seven Deli olmazmı (Can’t be two lovers gone insane/crazy)
- Kasap Havası (It is traditional turkish folk dance called “Butcher’s Dance” it is only a cool dance, it does not contain violance, it is only a name :)
- Kaşık havası (Spoon dance, it is also a traditional turkish folk dance, dancers dance with two spoons per hand by using them like percussions)
- Leb u leb (It is a folk song song from Azerbaijan Turks, from Asia.. Leb means “Lip” (it is similar isnt it) the song is about the lover, her beauty, how pretty she is, compliments to her by using examples from natures’ beauty as well)
- Lorke (It is a form of traditional dance called “Halay” from the eastern part of Turkey)
- Sirto ( Root of this word is greek, it is an instrumental folkloric dance and music style from turkey, containing some greek influences)
- Sis (means fog)
These are mostly Turkish folk songs’ cover versions.. During Sixties and seventies, most of the rock bands were working to have a bridge between traditional turkish folk music and phych-rock music, -in other words- playing the turkish folk without turkish instruments, with drums, electric guitars, bass and mostly hammond-rhodes from the west. Turkish folk music was the music of ordinary people containing rebellious words criticising governers talking about the love and nature, but the high-born people the masters, the ottoman empire’s rich- high class people were playing and singing another style of music called turkish art music, which has literary heavy. So the ordinary people’s rebellious and natural music has some similar points with the phych-rock philosophy, Bands like Siluetler (Means “The Silhouettes”) mostly worked on these stuff during flower-power times.
My father (r.i.p) also was a guitar player like me and they did the same during that time, they have a vinyl disc containing two songs, and I am sending the youtube link of one of these songs .. this is my fathers band from a little town called Luleburgaz (my home town) from Turkiye and the band’s name is “Vokal Isik” Vokal is vocal and the Isik means “Light”.
The song called “keklik” , also a cover of an anonymous turkish folk song. Keklik means the bird “partridge”.. It is from 1969, It is amazing after all these years some people put the song of an infamous band on the youtube.. maybe you’ll like it Paz..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjj02xOpHYQ
-Kivanc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjj02xOpHYQ
-Kivanc
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