Wind of East 2

1. Rising to the Mountains

2. Atlantis

3. Asia

4. Shepherd’s Flute

5. Tribe

6. Mahur

7. Home

8. Caravan

9. Symphony of the East

10. Silk Road

11. Turkmenistan

12. Azerbaijan

Editorial Reviews

About the Artist
Göksel Baktagir : He graduated in 1988 from ITU State School of Art for Turkish Music where he was registered in 1983. A year later, he started his graduate study at the same school. In the same year he was appointed as the kanun (zither) player to the State Turkish Music Group of Istanbul which was under direction of Tanburi Necdet Yasar. During this period, he gave concerts in England, France, Belgium, Denmark, Holland, Switzerland and Türkmenistan with the Necdet Yasar Ensemble and with various other groups.

Upon the invitation of Burhan Öcal in 1997, Baktagir performed in a concert in France with several other musicians; Arif Erdebil (nay), Yurdal Tokcan (oud) and Selim Güler (kemence). This concert was also released as an album "Orient Secret" in 1998. He performed with the Mercan Dede Ensemble in a concert "Selimname - Evrensele Acilan Kapinin Aydinlik Sesleri" in May 2000, and since 1998 he has been giving concerts with the group "Istanbul Sazendelen" around Turkey, expecially in academic institutions.

Göksel Baktagir has some recorded works such as "Okyanustaki Sesler" which includes his twenty instrumental works he composed in the framework of the classical norms: "Kervansaray-3", "Günlük", "Dogu Rüzgari", "Okyanustaki Sesler-2 (Cananim)", "Okyanustaki Sesler-3 (Hüzün)", "Sezgiyle seslenisler", "Café Istanbul", and "Hayal gibi". Baktagir composed for the soundtrack of the documentary about Istiklal Marsi (The National Anthem) produced by CNN Türk.

He is working on a "zither metod" to be published and his book "Okyanustaki Sesler", which will include the scores of his works that are in his albums, is about to be published.

Along with his primal appointment in the State Turkish Music Group of Istanbul, he also performs in the Istanbul Fasil Group and the Istanbul Tasavvuf (Sufi) Music Group. He participated in the "International Rabat Festival" in Morocco and the "Bas Carsi Festival" in Sarajevo in which he did 7 CD and cassette recordings.

Product Description
Wind of East is a contemporary music composition of Central Asia through Anatolia that can rejuvenate your soul. As we are inspired by the East, we opened that door again. Our journey began with " Rising to the Mountains". Then, on the steps of the spirit, we searched for " Atlantis" and we hugged "Asia". We were spellbound by the magic of the "Shepherd’s Flute" which rose on the horizon. We overflowed with the enthusiasm of a "Tribe" and we flowed towards "Mahur" voices. We joined a "Caravan" with the desire to reach "Home", and the "Symphony of the East" started. We composed on the "Silk Road" about "Turkmenistan" and "Azerbaijan". Searching for one voice, we found "a thousand voices" on our way to the East. We will continue discovering the Light in the Voice.

Wind of East 2,Goksel Baktagir,Troy International

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