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Article: 'Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul'.
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- Newsday (Melville, NY)
- Article date:
- June 9, 2006
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Byline: Stephen Williams
Jun. 9--(Not yet rated) The bridge in "Crossing the Bridge" is the massive span connecting the Asian and European sides of Istanbul. But in a city and a culture where music is far more of a hard truth than metal and concrete, the bridge is only a symbol. So goes the thesis of Fatih Akin, a young auteur who, armed with videocam and microphone, has taken it to the streets to explore and digest the many flavors of today's Turkish music scene. The journey through the funky precincts of Istanbul is both mysterious and enlightening, as we follow a German rock musician - Akin's stand-in - who's become seduced by the diversity: there's a rapper ...