Merhaba! I have discovered Sıla and I am a fan. She seems able to do everything, from hip-hop-inspired dance music to the most heartfelt ballads. And she has a beautiful voice.

I have fallen in love with Sıla´s "Seni Görmeseydim." So sad, so melodic. The clarinet is so mournful.

This is another Turkish song that makes me think of klezmer, the music that Eastern European Jews brought to America. And I wondered whether there was a connection beyond obvious Middle Eastern roots. This is what I discovered about klezmer.

From Wikipedia: "Origins: Europe, influenced mostly by Romanian music (predominantly from Moldova, particularly Bessarabia and the Romanian part of Bucovina); Greek, Ukrainian and Turkish music influences are also present."

Here is "Seni Görmeseydim."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsicXlTmXAw&feature=endscreen

And here is a klezmer song of particular interest. It is called "Terk in America."   (It is a beautiful song!)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCXskvdiizI

If you know more on this subject, I would be very interested.

Please enjoy!