Turkish-American Hour Episode 125

Fahir Atakoglu – For Love – Por Amor: Part 1

TATV Host Courtney Clarke interviewed Fahir Atakoglu about his latest album “For Love.”

Turkish-American pianist-composer-arranger Fahir Atakoğlu told us that all the singers in this album wrote beautiful lyrics and “all felt love in my melody”.

Turkish-American pianist, composer and arranger Fahir Atakoğlu says the singers in the album wrote the lyrics to his compositions and “all felt love in my melody.”

A collaboration of international artists, the remarkable vocalists in the album included Buika (Spain), Luciana Souza (Brazil), Letizia Gambi (Italy) and Aimee Allen (United States). Musicians include Cuban drummer Horacio “El Negro” Hernandez, Canadian bass player Alain Caron, American Bob Franceschini on saxophone, Brazilian Guitarist Romero Lubambo, Turkish Mustafa Boztüy on percussion and Fahir Atakoğlu on piano.

This program is originally recorded in October 2020.