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Turkadelica

Turkadelica

2024•Documentary
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Singer and actress Meral Polat searches for the roots of Turkish pop music. The music that the guest workers from Turkey brought with them to Europe. But she also meets the artists who are currently leading the charts with psychedelic rock, hip-hop and electro-pop.

Arjan Vlakveld · Director

StatusReturning Series
LanguageNL
First Air DateMay 10, 2024

Episodes

Episode 1 - Episode 1E141m

Episode 1

Meral meets the musicians who were inspired by the music movement from the 60s and 70s, which we have come to call Anadolu pop. Such as the Dutch-Turkish band Altin Gün, one of the Netherlands' largest musical exports. They tour all over the world and attract packed houses.

May 10, 2024

E241m

Episode 2

Led by the Dutch-Turkish band Altin Gün, there is a real revival of Anatolian psychedelic rock. In search of this musical mix, Meral discovers the earliest inspirations of Turkish folk music in the mountains in eastern Turkey. She also delves deeper into the 60s and 70s of the last century to find out how this Anatolian psychedelic rock and pop came about. With bands like Mogollar and Kurtalan Express, who formed the basis of this music movement.

May 17, 2024

Episode 3 - Episode 3E341m

Episode 3

Protest, resistance and oppression run like a common thread through Turkish history and this can be heard in the music. Artists, then and now, resist injustice and oppression with their music. Such as Cem Karaca, who fled to Germany after the military coup of 1980 and continued his musical career there.

May 24, 2024

E441m

Episode 4

Artists talk about the new reality in Turkey. Festivals and concerts are cancelled. Is there still room for artists to express their creativity and message? In conversation with Meral, musicians and bands such as Gaye Su Akyol and Lalalar talk about their hopes and how they see the future.

May 31, 2024

Actors

Meral Polat

Meral Polat

Presenter

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