May 12, 2005
90 min
Full-HD

Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul (2005)

German musician Alexander Hacke explores Istanbul's rich music culture and attempts to create a portrait of Turkey through music genres. On this journey, he encounters a mosaic that covers countless genres from rock to arabesque, electronic to hip-hop.

Category

Documentary Music

Country

Germany Turkey

Companies

Corazón International NDR Intervista Digital Media Pictorion Pictures GmbH

Alexander Hacke

Himself

Orhan Gencebay

Himself

Sezen Aksu

Herself

Baba Zula

Themselves

Erkin Koray

Himself

Mercan Dede

Himself

Sertab Erener

Herself

Müzeyyen Senar

Herself

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