Merhaba (1977)

"Ömer Zülfü Livanelioglu (1946) is a popular Turkish folk musician (singer and composer), a novelist, columnist and a film director who has been highly popular for decades. He is also a prominent left-wing politician and was once member of the Turkish parliament. He is most known for his fusion of Turkish folk music with contemporary music, in much the same way as Bob Dylan did in the USA. His 1997 Ankara concert was attended by 500.000 people. His collaborations with Mikis Theodorakis of Greece have been noted as gesture of bringing together the two countries. Livaneli has been a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador since 1996." (bron: Wikipedia) Livaneli's muziek was te horen in de Luisterrijk-lezing over Turkse muziek, 15 september 2012. Op dit album uit 1977 horen we Livaneli vnl. solo, zichzelf begeleidend op Baglama (ofwel saz, langhalsluit). Muzikaal laat hij zich op dit akoestische album van z'n meest traditionele kant zien. Het maakt wel dat zijn bezwerende zang extra krachtig en ontroerend uit de verf komt.