Özlem Taner

Özlem Taner is a singer steeped in the folk song of Turkey, in particular the traditions of her native Gaziantep. This CD, which has been some years in the making, is her first. These twelve pieces are all either traditional or composed by traditional artists such as Muhlis Akarsu and Asik Mahzuni. This led me to expect a rather homogenous production but in fact this is the most diverse of CDs, as if Taner had set herself the challenge of devising the most imaginative and unexpected interpretations of the material.