DISCOGRAPHY
DANUBIAN VOYAGE
ARIFA
2022 released by
O-Tone Music
Zhivko Vasilev (BG) kaval
Bence Huszar (HU) cello
Franz von Chossy (DE) piano
Sjahin During (TR/NL) percussion set
SECRET POETRY
ARIFA
Mundus Productions 2019
Distributed by Xango Music
Alex Simu (RO) clarinets
Franz von Chossy (DE) piano
Sjahin During (TR/NL) percussion set
VOICES FROM THE EAST
ARIFA
Buda Musique, France 2015
Distributed by Xango Music
Alex Simu (RO) sax, clarinet & live laptop
Franz von Chossy (DE) piano
Sjahin During (TR-NL) percussion set
Michalis Cholevas (Greece) tarhu
Xiaoxu Meng (China) erhu & vocals
Niusha Barimani (Iran) kamanche & vocals
Vanya Valkova (Bulgaria) gadulka & vocals
ANATOLIAN ALCHEMY
ARIFA
Mundus Productions 2010
Distributed by Music & Words
Franz von Chossy (DE) piano
Mehmet Polat (TR) ud & vocals
Alex Simu (RO) sax, clarinet & live laptop
Sjahin During (TR-NL) percussion set
BEYOND BABYLON
ARIFA
Mundus Productions 2010
Distributed by Xango Music
Osama Abdulrasol (Irak) qanun
Mehmet Polat (TR) ud
Alex Simu sax (RO) clarinet, live electronics
Sjahin During (TR-NL) percussion set
LIVE IN TEHRAN
AFRO ANATOLIAN TALES
2009 released by
Music & Words, Netherlands
Ozhan Acikbas (Turkey) – saz & vocals
Kourosh Babaei – kamanche (Iran)
Alex Simu – clarinet (Romania)
Sjahin During – percussion (Turkey/ Netherlands)
OTRO MUNDO
AFRO ANATOLIAN TALES
2008 released by
Double Moon Records, Turkey
Aynur Doğan – vocals (Kurdish/Turkey)
Arto Tuncboyaciyan – vocals & percussion (Turkey, Armenia)
Theodossi Spassov – kaval (Bulgaria)
Kourosh Babaei – kamanche (Iran)
Bart Fermie – percussion (Netherlands)
Alex Simu – clarinet (Romania)
Pasha Karami – percussion (Iran)
Hasan Essen – kemenche (Turkey)
Engin Arslan – baglama, tambur (Turkey)
AWARDS BY MIXEDWORLD MUSIC – NETHERLANDS
Arifa “Danubian Voyage” Chosen as the best world music album release in The Netherlands of 2022.
Arifa “Voices from the East” Chosen as the best world music album release in The Netherlands of 2015.
Arifa “Anatolian Alchemy” Chosen as the best world music album release in The Netherlands of 2012.
Arifa “Beyond Babylon” Chosen as the best world music album release in The Netherlands of 2010.