Gamze Yilmazel
About me
Istanbul, Türkiye
I'm a multi-instrumentalist based in Istanbul, Turkey, mainly focusing on percussion. I love exploring the intersection of genres and trying out instruments from various cultures. I like to combine loops and electronic music with acoustic and traditional instruments. I currently play as a session drummer or percussionist with local artists from different backgrounds and genres.
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Project Music
My Blood is a Sea, the Ship My Body
Speech and movement are key agents to change. As someone trapped not able to return to a war-torn homeland where ongoing conflict and taboo discussions lead to death. Nor find refuge elsewhere without facing perilous paths. War has irreversibly altered the lives of countless people, yet we lack the means to advocate for change through speech or action. The ships of many of us are anchored to the shores of our homeland in a sea of our blood. Our song speaks for those deprived of freedom of expression and movement. Technical support: Utku Gürler.
- Alternative
- Blues
- Fusion
- Oriental
- Pop
- R&B / Soul
- Rock
- Traditional / Folk
- World
- New Age
- Soundtrack
- Bass-baritone
- Singer
- Singer-songwriter
- Tenor
- Chanting
- Baglama / Saz
- Bouzouki
- Lute
- Ud / Oud
- Bass drum
- Cajon
- Cymbals
- Darbuka
- Drum set
- Frame drum
- Percussion
- Clarinet
- Saxophone
- Trumpet
- Kaval
- Zurna
- Belgium
- Switzerland
- Syrian Arab Republic
- Turkey
Tenê Me (I'm alone and not!)
Tenê Me is an existentialist conflict. Story being torn between two completely different choices and feelings. It consists of three parts connected by a main theme. Its course is different from that of life: It begins with hopelessness (death) and ends with hopefulness (birth). The rap part shows complaint and resistance, synthesizing hope and despair. Singing style and the beat reveal hints of determination and aggression. Melodies in higher pitches lead to a positive ending. The percussive instruments at the end support hoping.
- Blues
- Electronic
- Hip Hop / Rap
- Oriental
- Vocal
- World
- A capella
- Background vocals
- Baritone
- Rapping
- Singer
- Singer-songwriter
- Electric piano
- Piano
- Synthesizer
- Bouzouki
- Electric guitar
- Ud / Oud
- Germany
- Norway
- Syrian Arab Republic
- Turkey
Hold Oss
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- Award Winner
- Album Track
This is my composition "Hold Oss", and I have collaborated with Hussain Hajj, Jens Kristian Rimau and Gamze Yilmazel. I have written the lyrics about the dehumanization of refugees, when you are a refugee you lose your name, your identity. The lyrics are ment to force the listener to find the nameless and faceless refugee inside themselves, to look for the humanity and similarities. Hussain Hajj plays the oud and bouzouki, and sings with me. Gamze Yilmazel plays the guitar, and Jens Kristian Rimau has done programming and mix.
- Soundtrack
- Traditional / Folk
- World
- Singer
- Electric piano
- Norway
- Syrian Arab Republic
No submissions for Beyond Music Project Volume 2.
No submissions for Beyond Music Project Volume 1.