Bolat,Latif Gul: Rose CD

Since the 11th Century, Turkish people from the deserts of Samarqand to the mountains of Anatolia recited poetry in search of the ultimate truth and union with the Beloved. With their strong shamanistic background, my ancestors blended Islamic and many other local rituals of Anatolia, creating the wonderfully Turkish ways of Sufi mysticism like the Bektashis, Mevlevis and many others. Why Gul: The Rose" as the title of this recording? "Gul" is the Rose, the symbol of unfolding in the mystic Sufi tradition. Life starts in a bud and it unfolds to a magnificent beauty with a long painful journey regardless of all those thorns surrounding the flower, like "cooking oneself" thru the difficulties of life. However, once the unfolding is completed, you get the most magnificent of all flowers." - Latif Bolat.

1. Songs in Nihavend Mode: Divan Sazi Solo 2. Songs in Nihavend Mode: Ben Sanirdam 3. Songs in Nihavend Mode: Ramadan Ilahisi 4. Songs in Nihavend Mode: Bilmem Nideyim 5. Songs in Nihavend Mode: Donelim Asiklar 6. Songs in Nihavend Mode: Bu Dunuanin Meseli 7. Songs in Ussak Mode: Ey Asikan 8. Songs in Ussak Mode: Bize Didar Gerek 9. Songs in Ussak Mode: Yalanci Dunya 10. Songs in Ussak Mode: Asik Ola Kisiler 11. Songs in Ussak Mode: Gul 12. Songs in Segah Mode: Taksim 13. Songs in Segah Mode: Niyaz Ilahisi 14. Songs in Segah Mode: Biz Elest Bezminde 15. Songs in Segah Mode: Resul-I Mucteba Nesli 16. Songs in Segah Mode: Sordum Sari Cicege 17. Songs in Segah Mode: Seherde Meskanede 18. Poem: Uykudan Uyanmis - Latif Bolat 19. Songs in Hicaz Mode: Hanbangina Kurulmus Asiklarin Otagi 20. Songs in Hicaz Mode: Hic Bulunmaz Akrani 21. Songs in Hicaz Mode: Alla Yolu Yektir Yek