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September Soul
Our debut album “September Soul” is a collection of twelve original songs blending Middle Eastern, Spanish, Latin and American musical influences featuring multi-instrumentalist and composer Yuecel Karabulut, guitarist Daniel Yárritu, and Latin percussionist Willie Garza.
Yuecel Karabulut baglama, percussion, bansuri, vocals
Willie Garza percussion
Daniel Yárritu nylon and steel string guitars, ukulele, electric guitar, electric bass, fretless electric bass, synth, drum programming
“Yuecel, Daniel and Willie made a beautiful album that takes one on a journey from soaring to the sublime!”
James Robinson (Guitar Virtuoso & Composer), USA
“A masterpiece record. A beautiful and unusual sound! It's an ingenious album for the road that draws people in deeply... The melancholy in the September Soul song is a journey to the distant memories of an abandoned city.”
Erdal Akkaya (Baglama Virtuoso & Composer), Germany
Recorded by Daniel Yárritu, California, USA.
Mixed and produced by Daniel Yárritu and Yuecel Karabulut.
Mastered by John Schimpf at 25th Street Studios, California, USA.
Songs composed by Yuecel Karabulut.
Arrangements by Dániel Yarritu and Yuecel Karabulut.
CALITOLIA WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE FOR THEIR LOVE AND SUPPORT OVER THE YEARS:
Dominique Yárritu and the Yárritu family, the Garza family, the Karabulut family, Ali Inan, Chris Sfarzo at Nicola Strings, James Robinson and the James Robinson Group, Don Durante and the staff at Cascal.
Yuecel dedicates this album to his sons Ara and Nouvel.
We dedicate Black Cloud to the memory of Hasret Gültekin, one of the greatest baglama masters of all time.
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Music
Night Flight to Calitolia
Yuecel Karabulut: baglama, bongo, vocals, cymbals
Daniel Yárritu: nylon and steel string guitars, ukulele, fretless electric bass, synth
Willie Garza: cajón
Leaf in Fall
Yuecel Karabulut: baglama, djembe, shaker, cymbals, water drops, ankle bells
Daniel Yárritu: electric guitar
It was heavily raining on the night when we recorded Leaf in Fall. We couldn't say "no" to the beautiful rain and put it on the track.
Black Cloud
Yuecel Karabulut: baglama, kanjira, frame drum, cajón, ankle bells, seed and nuts rattle, vocals
Daniel Yárritu: nylon and steel string guitars, electric guitar, electric bass
Willie Garza: cajón, bongo, cymbals, shaker
We dedicate this song to the memory of Hasret Gültekin, one of the greatest baglama masters of all time.
Red Escape
Yuecel Karabulut: baglama, frame drum, doumbek, djembe, cymbals, breath, vocals
Daniel Yárritu: nylon string guitar, electric bass, drum programming, breath
Willie Garza: cajón, snare drum, cymbals, congas, breath
El Vasco
Yuecel Karabulut: baglama
Daniel Yárritu: nylon string guitar
El Vasco was born in Danny's studio in a single recording session. Our intention was actually to warm up before recording a new song. We just pressed the "record" button and recorded El Vasco without knowing what we record.
Last Breath
Yuecel Karabulut: baglama, rainstick, djembe, cymbals
Daniel Yárritu: nylon string guitar, electric bass
September Soul
Yuecel Karabulut: baglama, frame drum, chimes,
ankle bells, rainstick, seed and nuts rattle
Daniel Yárritu: nylon and steel string guitars, electric bass
Willie Garza: congas
Midnight Walks
Yuecel Karabulut: baglama, vocals
Daniel Yárritu: nylon string guitar, fretless electric bass
Susma
Yuecel Karabulut: baglama, vocals
Daniel Yárritu: nylon string guitar, electric guitar,
electric bass
Willie Garza: cajón, congas, cowbell, cymbals, vocals
Istanbullu Blues
Yuecel Karabulut: baglama, davul, cajón
Daniel Yárritu: nylon string guitar, electric guitar, electric bass
Willie Garza: cajón, congas, cowbell, cymbals
Desert Dreams
Yuecel Karabulut: bansuri, doumbek, frame drum, shaker, rainstick, ankle bells
Spanish Girl in Lisbon
Yuecel Karabulut: baglama, udu, cabasa, cymbals, chimes, rainstick
Daniel Yárritu: nylon string guitar, drum programming
Willie Garza: shaker
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