Istanbulive II: A Celebration of Turkish Music

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2009 Presentation


2010 Press Reviews Kenan Dogulu - "Cakkidi" Kenan Dogulu "Turkey-U.S. relations have been in the news lately, with many commentators expressing concern that Turkey is tilting away from the West. This concert suggests otherwise. - New Yorker "Istanbulive II will feature five hours of contemporary music, presenting New Yorkers with familiar genres influenced by the Turkish context in which they've developed." - Channel Thirteen "The Thrall Of TURKEY: Istanbul's biggest performers rock out near the Great Lake" - Village Voice "The cosmopolitan city "where East meets West" heads decidedly west to Central Park for Istanbulive II, a day-long celebration of the music of Turkey." - Flavorpill "Annual Celebration Of Turkish Music Comes Home To Central Park's Summerstage" - National Geographic "Representatives from Turkey's flourishing cultural scene hold forth in this second-annual SummerStage showcase. [Critics Picks] - Time Out NY "Turkey's best and brightest artists perform a myriad of sounds within the east-meets-west mold." - NBC "Editor's Pick." - Daily News "Kenan Dogulu is a Turkish pop musician who has reinvented his usual adult contemporary sound in the hip-hop inspired track 'Cakkidi'" - MTV Iggy "For music lovers in New York, this kind of day is what the city is all about." - Doobeedoobeedoo Blog "East meets West in this spectacular festival of Turkish rock, jazz, dance, pop and folk music." - SummerStage "Last year's "Turkish Woodstock" was sold out practically before the show started ... This year's made for a good, eclectic bill." - Lucid Culture Blog "Ambitious multi-artist multi-genre Turkish concert" - Delphine Blue (Shocking Blue on WBAI) "Istanbul Live, that glorious party known as the "Turkish Woodstock" will return for the second year to Central Park's SummerStage on Saturday, July 3rd." - The Examiner "[A] fantastic festival" - Rob Weisberg (WFMU) "Istanbulive Festival to pay tribute to renown Turkish composer Mardin" - Cumhuriyet "Erşahin, Doğulu, Duman to rock Central Park" - Zaman Turkish Press "New York'ta Istanbulive coşkusu" - Sabah "New York'a Duman çöktü" - Star Gazete "Bu yıl ikincisi düzenlenen Istanbulive izleyicileri 5 saat boyunca coşturdu" - Radikal "Istanbul'un ruhunu New York'a taşıdılar" - Haber Turk "New York'ta Istanbul Rüzgarı" - Cumhuriyet "Türkiye'nin renkleri New York'ta" - Hurriyet "Patron ABD'de" - Takvim "Istanbulive'a Amerikan Medyasından Övgü" - Turkish NY "Central Park'ın "Yaz Sahnesi" bir kez daha Istanbulive ile coştu" - Turkish Journal "ABD'de müthiş Türkiye tanıtımı" - Turizmde Bu Sabah "Turkish Music Rocked Audience in New York City" - Focus on Travel News "Music from Turkey echoes in New York's Central Park" - Zaman "New York Istanbulive ile coşacak!" - Millyet "[Ozan Dogulu] New York'u Sallamaya Hazirlaniyor" - Sabah "Kenan Dogulu: "Bu benim yıllardır düşümdü"" - NTVMSNBC "Türk sanatçılar, NY Central Park'ın misafiri" - Radikal "Central Park Istanbulive ile coşacak" - TRT "Istanbul ruhu New York'ta" - Star Gazete "New York'a Türk çıkarması" - Aksam		Istanbulive 2010 (Turkish Press) * click images to enlarge