Laço Tayfa

Biography

Laço Tayfa represents a new synthesis within the Turkish Roman (Gypsy) tradition. Under the leadership of clarinetist Hüsnü Şenlendirici, Laço Tayfa brings Turkish regional folk music into dialogue with contemporary world music styles, fired by a driving improvisational style. This unification is achieved at such a level that listeners will find themselves caught up in a journey to the edges of a harmonious whole that is composed of incongruous melodic structures. Founded and led by Turkish cla...

Laço Tayfa represents a new synthesis within the Turkish Roman (Gypsy) tradition. Under the leadership of clarinetist Hüsnü Şenlendirici, Laço Tayfa brings Turkish regional folk music into dialogue with contemporary world music styles, fired by a driving improvisational style. This unification is achieved at such a level that listeners will find themselves caught up in a journey to the edges of a harmonious whole that is composed of incongruous melodic structures. Founded and led by Turkish clarinet virtuoso Şenlendirici, Laço Tayfa combines the traditional sounds of Asia Minor and Thrace with magic and a highly sophisticated infrastructure. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.