http://calabashmusic.com/New Music From Melike on Calabash Music2008-12-03T05:37:55ZThe Calabash Music Teamsupport@calabashmusic.comMacarhttp://melike.calabashmusic.com/#album_468422006-11-17T03:00:35ZMusic from MacarIn this concept album, Melike’s delicate and sweetly perched voice brings alive some of the ancient troubadour traditions of Anatolia. This short album is a tapestry that describes a circular cycle of life, love and death. It opens with a young boy, Macar, leaving his village of Suvermez to fight for his country. Macar disappears in the conflict leaving his mother wondering if he is alive or dead. The album delves into her anguish and the memories of a boy who, at fifteen, is « a flower in bloom », but has « grown up too soon ». Mixing poetry by W.B.Yeats with a rich vein of traditional Turkish folk music, Melike weaves a spellbinding story of despair, hope and resilience. It is a simple tale, simply told. « Macar » is yet another example of the Turkish musical renaissance that is centred on but is not exclusive to Istanbul, in the early part of this century. Released in 2004]]>