Roots Revival Series - Anatolian Ashik with Petra Nachtmanova (Full concert in Vienna)

Interpretation of Anatolian Ashik music at Odeon Theater in Vienna, 18th November 2021. Live performance of the first season of Roots Revival Series, initiated and developed by Mehdi Aminian and Ioana Aminian dedicated to the interpretation of annual musical themes. 2021-2022 has been dedicated to two Anatolian music genres; Ashik and Kurdish music. Roots Revival ensemble: Helene Glüxam – contrabass Nora Thiele – percussion David Six – piano Mehdi Aminian – ney, setar, vocal Ashik representative: Petra Nachtmanova – Saz, dotar, vocals “Roots Revival Series – Anatolia – Ashik” is the first performance of a long-term series of performances with the goal to promote the world’s musical diversity and heritage. Initiated and developed by Mehdi Aminian and Ioana Aminian, this series is the result of a collaboration between Roots Revival and Odeon Theater in Vienna. Roots Revival respects your right to an uninterrupted viewing and listening experience. However, we count on your kind support and donations to make this series possible in the long term. To donate, click on the link bellow: You can purchase the high quality uninterrupted video or audio recording of this performance here: On Spotify: The revenue from the donations and sales are invested in developing the future projects. We are looking for investments to make this a long term series. If you have sponsorship ideas, please contact: @ The line-up of this performance: 00:00 - Intro 00:36 - “Seher yeli nazlı yare“ by Kul Ahmet - arranged by Mehdi Aminian 09:13 - “Arix“ - arranged by Helene Glüxam 14:27 - “Dünyada tükenmez Murat var imiş“ by Aşık Veysel - arranged by Nora Thiele 24:08 - “Moria ()“ - A composition by David Six - a tribute to the “Moria camp“, and all the abandoned human beings and their sufferings - the original version: 35:06 - Percussion solo by Nora Thiele 41:40 - “Gökte uçan telli turnam“ - traditional Anatolian song arranged by the ensemble 45:47 - Bağışla beni by Nesimi Çimen - arranged for dotar & piano 50:00 - “Bahar“ (1st take) - a composition by Mehdi Aminian - A tribute to Mir 53:06 - “Bahar“ (2nd take) - a composition by Mehdi Aminian - A tribute to Mir - the poem by Ahmet Arif 01:04:17 - “Karadır kaşların“ by Zaralı Halil - arranged for vocal and ney 01:07:19 - “Ey aşk eri“ - music by Ruhi Su, lyrics by Yunus Emre - arranged by David Six 01:15:00 - the Encore - “Gökte uçan telli turnam“ - traditional Anatolian song arranged by the ensemble This project aims to promote the musical heritage of underrepresented genres from different parts of the world through a unique and innovative approach and enable unmediated perspectives in other cultures. ​In the first year we will focus on the Anatolian music cultures in two seasons (1. Ashik music; 2. Anatolian Kurdish music). This first season is dedicated to the Ashik music represented by Petra Nachtmanova, musician and expert on Ashik and Alevi music and poetry. In an artistic dialogue that connects different musical traditions, Petra Nachtmanova and the Roots Revival Ensemble performed a diverse Anatolian Ashik repertoire. To find about our upcoming events subscribe to our newsletter here: For more info about Roots Revival series visit: Partners: Odeon Theater Stadt Wien Kultur Aleviten Österreich LEBENSZEICHEN! – Gesellschaft für bedrohte Völker Österreich Morgenland Festival Folkholidays Festival Camera: Simon Zauner Christian Deix Editor: Simon Zauner Live sound and recording: Urdyl Bauer Mix and mastering: Alex Nicolai Technical support: Hamid Ahmadi Project assistant: Delfina Zabaleta Thanks to: Max Kaufmann Odeon Staff Özgür Turak Nadine Papai Horst Watzl Alevi community of Austria Romina Matei Mario Mattiazzo Michael Dreyer Michal Schmidt Anika von Hof Katrin Pröll Eva Gamsjäger Deyvi Papo Project financed by: Odeon Theater Stadt Wien Kultur LEBENSZEICHEN! – Gesellschaft für bedrohte Völker Österreich Project developers: Ioana Aminian Mehdi Aminian Roots Revival © 2021 - Vienna