NEW JERSEY HOSTS CHARITY CONCERT FOR VAN
Hurriyet
Nov 13 2011
Turkey
The Turkish band KardeÅ~_ Turkuler and Arto Tuncboyacıyan gave a
concert in New Jersey.
The Turkish band KardeÅ~_ Turkuler and Grammy award-winning musician
Arto Tuncboyacıyan gave a concert in New Jersey to benefit Van
earthquake victims.
The concert was organized by the Pir Sultan Abdal Culture Association.
All ticket proceeds from the performance at the Dwight Marrow High
School Concert Hall will be given to Van’s earthquake survivors.
KardeÅ~_ Turkuler performed in Turkish, Arabic, Kurdish, Armenian
and Azerbaijani with the accompaniment of Tuncboyacıyan.
Tuncboyacıyan will be on percussion and will sing for the audience.
Tuncboyacıyan appeared on more than 200 records in Europe before
arriving in the United States, where he went to work with numerous
jazz legends, including Chet Baker, Al Di Meola, and Joe Zawinul,
while also collaborating on a semi-regular basis with Paul Winter
and the Earth Band.
Speaking during the concert, Pir Sultan Abdal Association president,
Zeki YeÅ~_ilyurt said: “In these hard times we need to be supportive
and that’s our aim in this concert.”
YeÅ~_ilyurt added that they want to share the pain that Van the
victims of the earthquake.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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