'My cultural womb' is the 12th track of Mehmet Polat's latest album The promise. Mehmet defines this piece as below:
"My cultural womb was the geography where I was born into, as great writer/poet Şükrü Erbaş defines. This culture will always partly live with me; it will sound through every piece of music that I will play. I chose to play this composition is a jazz trio setting, because it represents also my current cultural mix. And this was influenced by many music sources."
In the album the composition was performed by:
Mehmet Polat - ud
Daniel van Huffelen - bass
Joan Terol Amigo - drums
Photos made by Demet Temel
Mehmet Polat is a master ud player, composer, ensemble leader and soloist who tours internationally. From Africa to India, Persia to the Balkans, Contemporary to Jazz, he has been combining various musical genres with his Alevi Spiritual, Anatolian Folk and Ottoman classical music background. Through his improvisations, compositions and his own take on a variety of musical styles, Mehmet is constantly searching for new musical paths and inspiration. After many years of research, he invented his own technique to advance beyond the limitations of his traditional instrument. With this new left hand technique, he can play more advanced and modern pieces. He has also designed an ud with two extra bass strings to broaden the range and function of his instrument.
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