Ayhan Sicimoğlu perküsyon / percussions
Suami Ramirez Veliz vokal / vocal
Erman Türkeli piyano / piano
Uğur Yeniyol saksofon / saxophone
Taşkın Akarsu trombon / trombone
Umut Arabacı bas gitar / bass
Gustavo Adrian Guilarte Gonzalez perküsyon / percussions
İlke Devrim Duman davul / drums

The late summer free open air concerts of the festival hosting a sincere, fervent and an energetic guest. If you have not seen their live performance yet, do not miss Ayhan Sicimoğlu & Latin All Stars concert. The ones who have seen it will doubtlessly be there to have an earful of their Latin music again. We appreciate the support of Armada.

'Modern Latin music is the son of Salsa, which was born in the 1960s. Salsa, which has a deep rooted family tree, was born in Cuba from an African mother and a Spanish father. This synthesis, a blend of Cancion, Spanish songs ripped from Andalusia, and the rites enslaved from Bantu and Arara regions of West Africa, is a fusion of Spanish colors and African percussions. Inside, there are even a few drops of French Creole. Moreover, you can hear from afar heritages from Andalusia, and Oriental and Arab melodies. I love two aspects of this music the most. The first one is that, it is a cocktail of thousands year-old African rites, Spanish poems, Andalusian/ Arab odes, French chansons and American jazz. The second one is that the evolution of this delightful synthesis is very systematic, has a harmony of its own and made by its masters. Degeneration, frequently seen in various types of music, goes hand in with decay in societies. I guess, if Cuban revolution did not happen, this music would not be this luscious, fresh, isolated from foreign additives and devoid of chemical colors. My group, Latin All Stars kneads this blend with warm hands and mild gusto of the Mediterranean, together with a taste that you have not experienced before.'
Ayhan Sicimoğlu