- Minor Empire
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Minor Empire Origin Toronto, Ontario, Canada Genres World Music Labels unsigned Website minorempire.net Members Ozan Boz
Ozgu Ozman
Michael Occhipinti
Chris Gartner
Debashis Sinha
Ismail Hakki Fencioglu
Didem BasarMinor Empire are a Canadian world music group from Toronto.
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About the Band
Since releasing its debut recording, Second Nature in January 2011,[1] Toronto ensemble Minor Empire has been drawing raves for a scintillating soundscape of psychedelia, electronica, jazz & traditional Turkish music. Not only has "Second Nature" hit #1 across Canada on several world music radio charts, but CBC Radio and Toronto Sun music columnist Errol Nazareth noted that "the CD marks an important way forward for Turkish and world music, in general."[2]
David Dacks of Exclaim! magazine calls their debut Second Nature successfully dreamy and says the record will leave you wanting to see the band live.[3]
Minor Empire is the brainchild of guitarist/composer/producer Ozan Boz and vocalist Ozgu Ozman. Inspired by the traditional music of their homeland of Turkey, they have forged a sound that is simultaneously contemporary and traditional, adventurous yet accessible. Fleshing out their unique sonic vision is a stellar cast of musicians including Michael Occhipinti (guitar), Chris Gartner (bass), Debashis Sinha (percussion) from Toronto; Ismail Hakki Fencioglu (oud) and Didem Basar (kanun) from Montreal, while internationally-acclaimed Istanbul-based clarinet player Selim Sesler guests on the album.[4]
Awards
2011 Canadian Folk Music Awards Nominee for the World Group of the Year[5]
Discography
- Second Nature (2011)
References
- ^ ""Second nature" (sound recording) / Minor Empire", collectionscanada.gc.ca/lac-bac/search/all (Ottawa: Library and Archives Canada), AMICUS No. 38843166, http://collectionscanada.gc.ca/ourl/res.php?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&url_tim=2011-11-21T03%3A15%3A38Z&url_ctx_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=38843166&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fcollectionscanada.gc.ca%3Aamicus&lang=eng, retrieved 20 November 2011.
- ^ "2011 Performer Line Up". sunfest.on.ca. London Committee For Cross-Cultural Arts Inc. 9 July 2011. http://www.sunfest.on.ca/festival/performers/minor-empire. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
- ^ Dacks, David (26 January 2011). "Reviews > Soul, Funk & World > Jan 26 2011". Exclaim!. exclaim.ca (Toronto: 1059434 Ontario Inc.). ISSN 1207-6600. http://exclaim.ca/Reviews/SoulFunkAndWorld/minor_empire-second_nature. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
- ^ "Minor Empire Official Website". minorempire.net. Minor Empire. http://www.minorempire.net. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
- ^ "Nominees 2011 World Group of the Year". folkawards.ca. Canadian Folk Music Awards. http://folkawards.ca/awards-night/nominees/. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
External links
Categories:- Musical groups from Toronto
- Canadian world music groups
- Canadian musical group stubs
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