ANTONIO FORCIONE & CENK ERDOAN – Storytellers – CD

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“When we first played together, it felt less like a collaboration and more like a conversation.”
– Antonio Forcione

Music transcends words. It carries memory, emotion, and imagination in a language we all understand. With Storytellers, Antonio Forcione and Cenk Erdoan invite you into that language – one shaped by the strings of two guitars, a shared Mediterranean sky, and a friendship that spans decades.

Twenty one years ago, they met in Istanbul one as a teacher, the other a student both drawn to the same impulse: to tell stories through music. Life led them in different directions until their paths crossed again in 2019. From the first notes, it was clear: their musical connection was instant and deep.

Together, they create a unique sound: earthy and ethereal, rooted and exploratory. Antonio, called the Jimi Hendrix of the acoustic guitar, transforms his instrument into a percussive, melodic storyteller, while Cenk introduces the rich microtonal language of Anatolia through his fretless guitar, evoking ancient echoes in a modern voice.

Each track in this album carries a personal story fragments of childhood, reflections on love, cultural memory, longing, resilience, and joy. Some are gentle whispers; others are fiery dialogues. But all of them speak to the universal experiences that make us human.

Let the stories unfold.

Tracklist:

1 Folk Song for Two
2 Da Capo
3 Children of the World
4 4 Hands on the Table
5 Petals in the Ashes
6 Dilemma
7 Nena
8 Leaving Home
9 Turning Pages
10 Luna