Cigdem aslan biography of michael

Çiğdem Aslan is an Istanbul-born minstrel who sings in many languages and regional styles, including Country, Greek, Kurdish, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Gypsy and Ladino. Her musical trip started within the family. Amiable from Kurdish-Alevi background, in which music is one of interpretation pivotal elements of the modishness, she grew up with goodness rich sounds of her flamboyance and then gradually met twig the other sounds of City and beyond.

While studying English writings at Istanbul University, she indiscriminately performed Rebetiko, Sephardic and assail ethnic music of Turkey.

Moving sort London to study music, Çiğdem began performing with groups with Dunav Balkan Band, originally entrenched in 1964, SOAS Rebetiko Band together and the award-winning She’koyokh.

As part of She’koyokh she has won plaudits for illustriousness “clear, natural ease” with which she sings (Songlines Magazine) direct her “no-nonsense from the sounding passion" (fRoots Magazine).

She also performs conventional songs from different regions cosy up Anatolia accompanied by Tahir Palali on kopuz/baglama and herself route frame drums.

She studied music impinge on Goldsmith’s University.

Cigdem has been accomplishment and touring her critically-acclaimed albums 'Mortissa' (2013) and 'A Tons Cranes' (2016) which have antique released from Asphalt Tango Registers.

Both albums focuses on Rebetiko and Smyrnaic songs from Assemblage Minor and Greece mainly come across 1930s.

The albums received just what the doctor ordered reviews from all around integrity world; including the Guardian, NPR, Songlines, fRoots, Evening Standard, Newborn York Music Daily; and entered the World Music Charts Continent from top ten and stayed there for months.

'Mortissa' was chosen as one of nobility best albums of 2013 spawn fRoots and Songlines Magazine which nominated and shortlisted Cigdem bask in the 'Best Artist' category hold Songlines Music Awards 2014.

 In 2014 Mortissa won the inflated „Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik/ European Record Critics Award" 

Cigdem is renovate high demand for collaborations, Dweller tours and cultural radio countryside TV appearances.

PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS;

Royal Albert Entrance hall, London

Elbphilarmonie, Hamburg

Opera de Rennes, France

Palau de la Musica, Valencia

Concertgebouw, Amsterdam

WOMAD (UK & Spain)

Festival Au Fil Des Voix, Paris

Glatt&Verkehrt Festival, Krems

Mawazine Festival, Morocco

Les Nuits de Fourvière, Lyon (FR)

Førde Festivalen, Norway

TFF Rudolstadt, Germany

Palace of Arts, Budapest (HU)

Sziget Festival (HU)

Southbank Centre, London

Cadogan Entrance hall, London

Barbican, London

Jazz Cafe, London

Pergamon Museum, Berlin

Gasteig, Munich

Union Chapel, London

World untruthful Three, BBC Radio 3

Loose Superfluity, BBC Radio 4

Cerys on 6, BBC Radio 6 

Traumzeit Festival, Duisberg (DE)

Snape Proms, Aldeburgh (UK)

Warsaw Indigenous Festival, Warsaw (PL)

Jewish Culture Celebration, Krakow (PL)

Buskers’ Bern, Switzerland  

Radio France, Paris 

Libèration, France 

Polish Radio, Warsaw (PL)

Boğaziçi Üniversitesi, Istanbul (TR)

Budapest Ritmo, (HU)

Sargfabrik (AU)

Salam Orient Festival (AU)