The Rotterdam DJ and producer Ziya Ertekin aka Blue Flamingo has traveled far and wide in search of rare 78 rpm records featuring various forms of world music. He has already filled three albums with this special passion. Metropholyphonica, however, is not a compilation, because this time Ertekin wrote, arranged and produced all the songs himself. Once again, the listener is taken around the globe
… with a diverse palette of musical styles. In colorful songs hip-hop, reggae, Indian music, Afrobeat, jazz, electronics and many other styles alternate. Different countries inspired him. For example, My Kandian Shirt (with Anneke Van Giensbergen) was written after his trip to Sri Lanka. Because the Turkish-Dutch Ertekin also sees himself as a crossroads of cultures, he wants to unite different genres that may seem contradictory at first glance. In this he succeeds with flying colors on Metropolyphonica (JvQ).more
