Not Every Day Is Spring
A ghostly journey through the key sites of music production and broadcast in Istanbul produces a series of intimate, and sometimes surreal musical encounters. Throughout this journey, an intangible sense of unease seems to lurk underneath the city’s ground and the claddings of its architecture.
Editing Katrin Ebersohn / Camera Aytek Erdem / Sound Recording Mert Aksuna / Production Manager Elif Temizkan / Sound Design Victor Bresse / Sound Mix Jochen Jezussek / Colorist Belal Hibri
People/Music/Places (In order of appearance)
Hulusi Tok (Blind Man) / Veysel Music House, Aksaray
Sedat Oytun (Oud) / Hicaz Taksim, Hastayim Yasiyorum (Udi Hrant Kenkulian) / Istanbul Radio, Harbiye
Gezi Park, Taksim
Sisli Cemetery, Sisli
Taksim Square, Taksim
Syrian Mood Band: Wael Alseqa (Violin) Jamal Shaber (Tambourine) Khaled Halabi (Accordeon) Firas Jawish (Guitar) / Fattoum Fattoume (Dored Lahham) / Istiklal Caddesi, Beyoglu
Sedat Oytun (Oud) / Hicaz Taksim, Hastayim Yasiyorum (Udi Hrant Kenkulian) / Istanbul Radio, Harbiye
Gezi Park, Taksim
Sisli Cemetery, Sisli
Taksim Square, Taksim
Syrian Mood Band: Wael Alseqa (Violin) Jamal Shaber (Tambourine) Khaled Halabi (Accordeon) Firas Jawish (Guitar) / Fattoum Fattoume (Dored Lahham) / Istiklal Caddesi, Beyoglu
Dr. Erol Can (Melodica) / Sen Gelmez Oldun (Unknown) / Memorial Hospital (I.C.U), Sisli
Nisan Calgiciyan and Murat Iclinalca (Voice) / Canabarh (Unknown) / Holy Trinity Armenian Church, Beyoglu
Jerry Hirimiyan (Voice and Keyboards) / Hoknadz Durtmadz (Udi Hrant Kenkulian) / Afrodit Restaurant, Kumkapi
Veysel and Cengiz Sarikus / Hüzzam Taksim (Udi Hrant Kenkulian) / Veysel Music House, Aksaray
Nisan Calgiciyan and Murat Iclinalca (Voice) / Canabarh (Unknown) / Holy Trinity Armenian Church, Beyoglu
Jerry Hirimiyan (Voice and Keyboards) / Hoknadz Durtmadz (Udi Hrant Kenkulian) / Afrodit Restaurant, Kumkapi
Veysel and Cengiz Sarikus / Hüzzam Taksim (Udi Hrant Kenkulian) / Veysel Music House, Aksaray