FUNK ANATOLIAN by MUSTAFA OZKENT

“Funk Anatolian” is the the first studio album from Mustafa Ozkent, 44 years, following on his classic “Genclik Ile Elele”. Comes in deluxe gatefold cover with emboss and hot gold foil print with artwork drawn by Prof. Betul Dengili Atlı.As an expert in both carpentry and and electronics ,Özkent was keen to combine his skills with his interest in music and science, fueled by a passion for traditional music values the natural progression was inevitable and as Mustafa’s reputation and repertoire of original compositions mutated so did his instruments. Özkent’s band is funky and loose in the way hyper-discipilined musicians can be,and it’s no surprise that Özkent is a World-class arranger.But the record transcends mere craftsmanship by fusing Özkent’s Turkish traditions with his contemporary funk musicians across the Atlantic. Mustafa Özkent is a talented guitarist who was known to modify the design of his instruments to create unusual tonal qualities by adding extra frets on his guitar to play traditional Turkish modes. Özkent was a nationalist, but he blends his Turkish folk influences so perfectly into modernity of the psyche-jazz-funk that you might not even notice them unless you knew what you were listening for.