Tag: Azerbaijan

• Rare grooves by Raja Zahr and John Bilezikjian found – they were Something Different in 1970 – deadstock copies are 1st release by Discotchari

  

  New label Discotchari kicks off with a rare psychedelic groover, having uncovered an entire deadstock run of this ‘45, still in the factory boxes from 1970. They’ve repackaged them as their exciting first release and are bringing previously unheard material from Armenia’s John Bilezikjian – who is known as a forward-thinking oud player – and…

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  November 14, 2023

  Middle East, psychedelic, rare groove, Uncategorized

  Armenia, Azerbaijan, Beirut, Discothari, Dublab, John Bilezikjian, Lebanon, Middle East, psych rock, Raja Zahr, Something Different, Yeraz, Zach Asdourian

• The stunning Café Türk – their Swiss and Turkish roots created a unique melting pot of genre-fluid music, soon to be revived and celebrated by Zel Zele Records – western punk attitude meets Turkish fuzz

  Wow! – a new compilation of Café Türk will shed fresh light on a genre-bending band who sound like the creative genius of New York post-punk and the cream of Turkish psychedelic rock – these are choice finds thanks to Zel Zele Records. Café Türk were a Turkish-Swiss band formed in the 1980s and their…

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  September 22, 2020

  Uncategorized

  Anatolia, Azerbaijan, Barış Manço, Café Türk, Cem Karaca, disco, Folk, Grup Ses, Haydi Yallah, Kars, Konk, Metin Demiral, new wave, Nuremburg’s Cultural Department, reggae, rock, Schaffhausen, Selda Bağcan, Stefan Bittlinger, Türküola label, the Caucasus, Turkey, Western Europe, Zel Zele Records