Band brings Greek-Turkish mix to Heybeliada music center
The Heybeliada International Sound Project aims to create a research and education center to enhance the production of artistic productions focusing on the musical cultures of Anatolia and the Mediterranean. The center also played host to the Greek band Bosphorus on Wednesday night, as the group brought a Greek-Turkish mix to an enthusiastic audience Vassiliki Papageorgiou performs her interpretations of songs by contemporary Greek composers in the Rembetiko tradition, as well as a number of Turkish folk songs. “Bosphorus,” a musical group that has been working on Greek and Turkish music since 1986, performed a series of masterpieces from early Ottoman composers this past week at the new International Sound Center of Heybeliada. Bosphorus took the stage at Sepetçiler Kasrı, on the Istanbul island of Heybeliada on Wednesday evening, with a performance including works from the Ottoman period, contemporary Greek songs and Turkish folk songs. Accompanied by Turkish ...