The music of the concert `` MY MEDITERRANEAN '' by the trio of Cristina Italiani, Gulami Yesildal and Sibel Durgut is inspired by the colors and scents of the Mediterranean with the fusion of African and Southern Italian rhythms, not neglecting the Arab and Eastern maqam. A meeting between the two shores of the Mediterranean: three musicians from two different cultures with the same approach to improvisation, in an atmosphere of freedom, spontaneity and openness.
CRISTINA ITALIANI - flute
Cristina Italiani, flautist, grraduated from the ‘’ Luisa D’Annunzio ‘’ Conservatory of music in Pescara , continuing her training in France and in Germany.
She has held concert in various cameristic formations and in orchestras in Italy and abroad.
Cristina Italiani is active as musician and performer playng with actors, dancers and jazz musicians.
.From February 2014 he joined the collective Improvvisatore Involontario. Since 2015 she has been a member of the Duo Hayet with the Algerian oud virtuoso Hafid Moussaoui with whom he performed in important festivals and reviews (Terra Mia, Piazza Verdi on Rai Radio 3, Mediterranean Orchestra).
GULAMI YESILDAL saz,oud and percussion
Coming from a Bektaşi Sufi family, music Gulami Yesildal has always been the centre of his up growing. Listening to the ancient mystical songs from childhood and replicating it on the traditional Saz was my first steps into the musical world. He has a multi-instrumentalist and play saz, sarod, oud, Iranian tar, Darbouka and Davul. He has studied Turkish and Indian modal music with different masters in Arabic, North African music.
SIBEL DURGUT voice
She was born in Samsun/Turkey. And she completed her bachelor's degree in Turkish Music.. She came to Portugal as a volunteer to do a music project in 2019. After the project she was very impressed with Portuguese music and started to her master's degree in Portugal. She continues to improve herself and give concerts.
