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BEYAZ KELEBEKLER - Köln Session 1976

These unreleased 14 surprising recordings, rescued from the master tape and remastered by Arşivplak.

What a really stunning Turkish Folk-Funk sound with fuzz/wah guitars, drum attacks, flute/sax and a powerful female voice by Beyaz Kelebekler..!!
YOU WOULD LOVE it from BEGINNING to END..

"Famous for their matching, colourful suits and always–happy smiles, Beyaz Kelebekler (White Butterflies) were a mixed–gender Turkish band very popular during the ’70s. They released one album plus numerous 45s in Turkey and other countries like Holland and Italy.

In 1976 during the last day of their European Tour, just after one gig in Cologne, Beyaz Kelebekler visited a studio of a friend which was still in construction. They decided to record a few songs, just for fun and for testing the new studio equipment. It was a very basic, one take recording, using an 8–channel mixer, a few mics and a reel–to reel tape machine.

The result was an amazing example of Anatolian psych–funk, featuring wah–fuzz guitar, flute, heavy drums, joyous male / female vocals".

Semra Ileten - Vocals
Turgut Akyuz - Percussion, Vocals
Ercument Ates - Guitar
Ender Akalin - Guitar
Bahtiyar Tas - Bass Guitar
Bulent Ortac - Piano
Erkan Alpay - Saxophone
Erhan Alpay - Flute
Eser Sayiner - Drums

Enjoy..!

In an effort to bring back to light albums that have almost been forgotten and to pass them on to the next generation, "Arşivplak" (Archive Record) has brought previously unheard, little-known, or only released abroad Turkish Pop/Folk/Jazz/Funk/Electronic works to the listener, sometimes as Long Play, sometimes as 45's, and sometimes only as digital records.

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