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| + | '''Turkey''' is a country that partially belongs to [[Europe]] and [[Asia]]. | ||
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| + | ==References to Turkey in Frank Zappa's work== | ||
| + | * In Frank Zappa's list with influences, printed in the sleeve of ''[[Freak Out!]]'', composer [[Bülent Arel]] and metalsmith [[Avedis Zildjian]] are mentioned. | ||
| + | * ''[[Dental Hygiene Dilemma]]'': ''"[[Ahmet Ertegun]] used this towl as a bathmat"''. | ||
| + | * Turkish is spoken by [[Ali N. Askin]] during the tracks ''[[This Is All Wrong]], [[Put A Little Motor In 'Em]]'' and ''[[You're Just Insultin' Me Aren't You!]]''. | ||
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| + | ==Zappa associates from Turkey== | ||
| + | * [[Ali N. Askin]] (a German, born in Munich, from Turkish descent) | ||
* [[Ahmet Ertegun]], after whom [[Ahmet Zappa]] has been named. | * [[Ahmet Ertegun]], after whom [[Ahmet Zappa]] has been named. | ||
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| + | ==Musicians== | ||
* [[Bülent Arel]] | * [[Bülent Arel]] | ||
| − | * | + | * ''[[Music On The Desert Road]]'' |
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| − | + | ==Frank Zappa about Turkey== | |
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| + | ''"The basis of that kind of music is derived just as much from Eastern music as it is from the blues. (...) I think it's just natural to me. Part of the Eastern influence is like Greek, Turkish, Bulgarian kinds of sounds as well as Indian sounds."'' - Frank Zappa in ''[[Garni Du Jour, Lizard King Poetry And Slime]]'', interview by Tim Schneckloth, Down Beat, 1978. | ||
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| + | ==External links== | ||
| + | * [[Wikipedia:Turkey]] | ||
[[Category:Countries]] | [[Category:Countries]] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:04, 11 August 2026
Turkey is a country that partially belongs to Europe and Asia.
Contents
References to Turkey in Frank Zappa's work
- In Frank Zappa's list with influences, printed in the sleeve of Freak Out!, composer Bülent Arel and metalsmith Avedis Zildjian are mentioned.
- Dental Hygiene Dilemma: "Ahmet Ertegun used this towl as a bathmat".
- Turkish is spoken by Ali N. Askin during the tracks This Is All Wrong, Put A Little Motor In 'Em and You're Just Insultin' Me Aren't You!.
Zappa associates from Turkey
- Ali N. Askin (a German, born in Munich, from Turkish descent)
- Ahmet Ertegun, after whom Ahmet Zappa has been named.
Musicians
Frank Zappa about Turkey
"The basis of that kind of music is derived just as much from Eastern music as it is from the blues. (...) I think it's just natural to me. Part of the Eastern influence is like Greek, Turkish, Bulgarian kinds of sounds as well as Indian sounds." - Frank Zappa in Garni Du Jour, Lizard King Poetry And Slime, interview by Tim Schneckloth, Down Beat, 1978.
