Aşina – Erkan Oğur & İsmail Hakkı Demircioğlu

Erkan Oğur is one of the most influential figures in Anatolian music. Through his playing of the kopuz, he blends traditional soundscapes with an improvisational openness. In a duet with singer İsmail Hakkı Demircioğlu—a leading voice in Alevi music, among other genres—he interprets songs and poems from the Anatolian folk and Sufi traditions. Voice and instrument engage in a calm, focused dialogue that brings the musical heritage of Anatolia into the present.About our new seriesUnexpectedly familiar – “aşina” is a word of Persian origin that describes something familiar to us, even if we do no