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"Compared to Joan Baez, sampled by Mos Def and lauded by Antony Hegarty, folk-funk singer Selda Bagcan headlines the latest edition of this always popular contemporary Turkish showcase.” - Time Out NY |
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"Last night’s Turkish Woodstock, aka Istanbulive, … was probably the closest in spirit to the original Woodstock … the concert was brilliant, with a special historical significance.” - Lucid Culture Blog |
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"This year's Istanbulive is the most exciting yet … A very special evening of Turkish-tinged global music.” - WFMU-FM 91.1 |
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"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.” - The New Yorker |
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"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 |
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"The Turkish Woodstock" - Lucid Culture Blog |
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"The Thrall Of TURKEY: Istanbul's biggest performers rock out near the Great Lake" - Village Voice |
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"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 |
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"Central Park Summerstage To Host Unprecedented Gathering Of Turkish Musicians In New York" - National Geographic |
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"Representatives from Turkey's flourishing cultural scene hold forth in this second-annual SummerStage showcase. [Critics Picks]" - Time Out NY |
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"This music festival brings together some of Turkey's top musical acts, including folk rockers Mazhar Fuat Ozkan, pop act Painted on Water (left) and gypsy music from Husnu Senlendirici." - NY Post |
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"Turkey's best and brightest artists perform a myriad of sounds within the east-meets-west mold." - NBC.com |
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"Istanbulive: The Sounds & Colors of Turkey is an unprecedented event aimed at introducing Turkish music to the popular American consciousness." - Daily News |
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"Kenan Dogulu is a Turkish pop musician who has reinvented his usual adult contemporary sound in the hip-hop inspired track 'Cakkidi' " - MTV Iggy |
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"For music lovers in New York, this kind of day is what the city is all about." - Doobeedoobeedoo Blog |
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"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 | |
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"Ambitious multi-artist multi-genre Turkish concert" - Delphine Blue (Shocking Blue on WBAI) | |
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"[A] fantastic festival" - Rob Weisberg (WFMU) | ||
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"Türkiye'nin renkleri New York'ta" - Hürriyet |
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"Istanbul'un ruhunu New York'a taşıdılar" - Haber Türk |
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"Bu sabah yagmur var New York'ta!" - Milliyet |
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"New York'ta Istanbul Rüzgarı" - Cumhuriyet |
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"Bu yıl ikincisi düzenlenen Istanbulive izleyicileri 5 saat boyunca coşturdu" - Radikal |
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"Central Park'ta klarnet sesleri" - Sabah |
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"Central Park'a Turk Cikarmasi" - Akşam |
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"New York'a Duman çöktü" - Star Gazete |
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"New York'ta Istanbulive" - CNN Türk |
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"Central Park'ta Istanbulive konseri" - NTV |
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"Istanbulive'a Amerikan Medyasından Övgü" - Turkish NY |
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"ABD'de müthiş Türkiye tanıtımı" - Turizmde Bu Sabah |
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"10 Binlerce New York'lu Istanbulive ile coştu" - Turkish-NY | |
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"Central Park'ın Yaz Sahnesi'nde Türk rüzgarı" - Turkish Journal | |
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