29th June 2018 at the Royal Festival Hall (Bar level 2), London SE1..

Women in Music / Friday Tonic (free event).

Country: Turkey (British resident). Style: Kurdish, Turkish, Sephardic, Arabic, Armenian, Greek Traditional.

Lineup: Suna Alan (v), Hüseyin Kaplan (v/saz [bağlama]), Volkan Ozdemir (g), Gizem Altinordu (bendir).

Suna Alan is a Kurdish Alevi singer and journalist born in Çewlik province, brought up in Izmir and now based in London. I took photos of her five years ago as part of the Awaz Ensemble (www.flickr.com/photos/kmlivemusic/sets/72157634246046650/), and at the start of this year Hüseyin Kaplan and Gizem Altinordu in a group billed as Hüseyin Kaplan & Dursun Can Çakin (www.flickr.com/photos/kmlivemusic/albums/72157668492212779/).
More information: www.sunaalan.net/, www.facebook.com/sunaalan12.

Tags:   World Music Turkey Kurd Traditional Turkish Music Traditional Kurdish Music Suna Alan Women in Music Friday Tonic Southbank Centre

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29th June 2018 at the Royal Festival Hall (Bar level 2), London SE1..

Women in Music / Friday Tonic (free event).

Country: Turkey (British resident). Style: Kurdish, Turkish, Sephardic, Arabic, Armenian, Greek Traditional.

Lineup: Suna Alan (v), Hüseyin Kaplan (v/saz [bağlama]), Volkan Ozdemir (g), Gizem Altinordu (bendir).

Suna Alan is a Kurdish Alevi singer and journalist born in Çewlik province, brought up in Izmir and now based in London. I took photos of her five years ago as part of the Awaz Ensemble (www.flickr.com/photos/kmlivemusic/sets/72157634246046650/), and at the start of this year Hüseyin Kaplan and Gizem Altinordu in a group billed as Hüseyin Kaplan & Dursun Can Çakin (www.flickr.com/photos/kmlivemusic/albums/72157668492212779/).
More information: www.sunaalan.net/, www.facebook.com/sunaalan12.

Tags:   World Music Turkey Kurd Traditional Turkish Music Traditional Kurdish Music Suna Alan Women in Music Friday Tonic Southbank Centre

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29th June 2018 at the Royal Festival Hall (Bar level 2), London SE1..

Women in Music / Friday Tonic (free event).

Country: Turkey (British resident). Style: Kurdish, Turkish, Sephardic, Arabic, Armenian, Greek Traditional.

Lineup: Suna Alan (v), Hüseyin Kaplan (v/saz [bağlama]), Volkan Ozdemir (g), Gizem Altinordu (bendir).

Suna Alan is a Kurdish Alevi singer and journalist born in Çewlik province, brought up in Izmir and now based in London. I took photos of her five years ago as part of the Awaz Ensemble (www.flickr.com/photos/kmlivemusic/sets/72157634246046650/), and at the start of this year Hüseyin Kaplan and Gizem Altinordu in a group billed as Hüseyin Kaplan & Dursun Can Çakin (www.flickr.com/photos/kmlivemusic/albums/72157668492212779/).
More information: www.sunaalan.net/, www.facebook.com/sunaalan12.

Tags:   World Music Turkey Traditional Turkish Music Traditional Kurdish Music Huseyin Kaplan Suna Alan Baglama [Turkish] Saz Women in Music Friday Tonic Southbank Centre

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29th June 2018 at the Royal Festival Hall (Bar level 2), London SE1..

Women in Music / Friday Tonic (free event).

Country: Turkey (British resident). Style: Kurdish, Turkish, Sephardic, Arabic, Armenian, Greek Traditional.

Lineup: Suna Alan (v), Hüseyin Kaplan (v/saz [bağlama]), Volkan Ozdemir (g), Gizem Altinordu (bendir).

Suna Alan is a Kurdish Alevi singer and journalist born in Çewlik province, brought up in Izmir and now based in London. I took photos of her five years ago as part of the Awaz Ensemble (www.flickr.com/photos/kmlivemusic/sets/72157634246046650/), and at the start of this year Hüseyin Kaplan and Gizem Altinordu in a group billed as Hüseyin Kaplan & Dursun Can Çakin (www.flickr.com/photos/kmlivemusic/albums/72157668492212779/).
In this photo: Ozdemir plays a Takamine guitar.
More information: www.sunaalan.net/, www.facebook.com/sunaalan12.

Tags:   World Music Turkey Traditional Turkish Music Traditional Kurdish Music Suna Alan Guitar Women in Music Friday Tonic Southbank Centre

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29th June 2018 at the Royal Festival Hall (Bar level 2), London SE1..

Women in Music / Friday Tonic (free event).

Country: Turkey (British resident). Style: Kurdish, Turkish, Sephardic, Arabic, Armenian, Greek Traditional.

Lineup: Suna Alan (v), Hüseyin Kaplan (v/saz [bağlama]), Volkan Ozdemir (g), Gizem Altinordu (bendir).

Suna Alan is a Kurdish Alevi singer and journalist born in Çewlik province, brought up in Izmir and now based in London. I took photos of her five years ago as part of the Awaz Ensemble (www.flickr.com/photos/kmlivemusic/sets/72157634246046650/), and at the start of this year Hüseyin Kaplan and Gizem Altinordu in a group billed as Hüseyin Kaplan & Dursun Can Çakin (www.flickr.com/photos/kmlivemusic/albums/72157668492212779/).
More information: www.sunaalan.net/, www.facebook.com/sunaalan12.

Tags:   World Music Turkey Traditional Turkish Music Traditional Kurdish Music Gizem Altinordu Suna Alan Bendir [Turkish] Frame Drum Hand Percussion Drums Women in Music Friday Tonic Southbank Centre

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