[engl] Exciting compilation featuring some of the best 45s, released 1974–77, by Anadolu Pop singer GÜLDEN KARABÖCEK. Baglama and zurna mix with synthesizers, bubbling bass and wah–wah guitars. Traditional folk melodies fold neatly into nippy prog–funk arrangements that owe a lot to pioneering bands like Baris Manço’s Kurtalan Ekspres.

[engl] Another compilation featuring more heat by Anadolu Pop singer GÜLDEN KARABÖCEK. On these tracks, originally released 1972–77, you’ll find a mix of traditional Anatolian melodies and instruments like Baglama and zurna mixed with synthesizers, wah–wah guitars and psych–funk arrangements.