Selda

There were female Turkish folk singers before Selda Bagkan, butnone whose hot-blooded voice carried such righteously angrywords and none who also accompanied themselves on guitar. Herfirst (s/t) album had help from the cream of the crazy Istanbulpop scene, and cuts from the same sessions were also releasedon this second LP. While the direction is folky overall,there's fuzz, zooming synthesizers, and heavy flute to be foundas well. When Selda performed the title track in 1977, in acoastal town not far from Istanbul, her protest lyrics, thoughtaken from an old poem, got her heckled by audience members who screamed that she should go back to Moscow! Find out why thisbrawny mama couldn't be stopped by a military government thatput her on trial 9 times, and could call herself the bittervoice of the Turkish people. Comes with fully remastered sound,and a booklet with liner notes.