ANTONIO FORCIONE & CENK ERDOĞAN - Storytellers - CD

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"When we first played together, it felt less like a collaboration and more like a conversation."
- Antonio Forcione

Music transcends words. It carries memory, emotion, and imagination in a language we all understand. With Storytellers, Antonio Forcione and Cenk Erdoğan invite you into that language - one shaped by the strings of two guitars, a shared Mediterranean sky, and a friendship that spans decades.

Twenty one years ago, they met in Istanbul — one as a teacher, the other a student — both drawn to the same impulse: to tell stories through music. Life led them in different directions until their paths crossed again in 2019. From the first notes, it was clear: their musical connection was instant and deep.

Together, they create a unique sound: earthy and ethereal, rooted and exploratory. Antonio, called “the Jimi Hendrix of the acoustic guitar,” transforms his instrument into a percussive, melodic storyteller, while Cenk introduces the rich microtonal language of Anatolia through his fretless guitar, evoking ancient echoes in a modern voice.

Each track in this album carries a personal story — fragments of childhood, reflections on love, cultural memory, longing, resilience, and joy. Some are gentle whispers; others are fiery dialogues. But all of them speak to the universal experiences that make us human.

Let the stories unfold.

Tracklist:

Folk Song
Carmina Burana / Turning Pages
Song for Children / Children of the World
Nena
Fretless / Petals in the Ashes
Luna
Leaving Home
Dilemma: Serres
4 Hands on the Table
DaCapo