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The Marvelous Real

In 2024, Santi & Tuğçe celebrated a decade since their debut album, marking ten transformative years of crafting music that transcends borders, cultures, and genres. To honor this milestone, the Berlin-based duo returns to the North American roots of their musical journey with their latest EP, "Nuestra Tierra". This three-track collection draws inspiration from Indigenous creation mythologies, weaving together timeless stories with their distinctive musical alchemy.

Santi & Tuğçe’s collaboration began over a decade ago in the United States, where they first discovered a shared passion for creating art that speaks to the universal human experience. Now residing in Berlin, the duo’s unique blend of global influences continues to defy categorization, blending electronic textures, organic acoustics, cosmic lyrics and heartfelt vocals into a singular sound. With "Nuestra Tierra", they look back to the landscapes and myths that shaped their artistic beginnings, offering a deeply personal and spiritual homage to the Earth and its ancient narratives.

Opening the EP, "Buffalo Woman" is a profound meditation on resilience, renewal, and the cycles of life. Its lyrics narrate the mystical appearance of the White Buffalo Calf Woman, who brings ancestral wisdom to those gathered around fire and drum. The song’s verses explore themes of searching, loss, and rebirth, carried by a dynamic interplay of soundscapes that merge electronic beats with organic elements. With imagery of stars, ashes, and the perpetual motion of planets, the track embodies the infinite cycles of life, creation, and transformation.

Inspired by a foundational creation story, "Sky Woman" tells the legend of a celestial being who descends from the heavens, bringing life to the Earth. Through vivid lyrics, the track recounts her fall witnessed by birds and a sea turtle, carrying seeds of sunflowers, tobacco, and light. The music mirrors the story’s movement, beginning with ethereal tones and gradually building into a celebratory orchestration of renewal and connection. It’s an ode to the origins of life, carried by sweeping rhythms and Tuğçe’s emotive vocals.

The EP closes with "Nana", a haunting lullaby that conjures elemental imagery of fire, air, water, and earth. The lyrics evoke a celestial connection, with an astral net woven across the physical and spiritual realms. The song captures a moment of intimacy in desolation, with only two souls left awake under a nebula’s guiding glow. Its delicate, hypnotic melodies create an otherworldly soundscape, a reflection of Santi & Tuğçe's ability to channel the mystical through music.

Through "Nuestra Tierra," Santi & Tuğçe reaffirm their commitment to storytelling through sound, creating music that bridges worlds and traditions. Sung in Spanish, the EP’s lyrics resonate universally, speaking to the connections that bind us to the Earth and to one another. This release is more than an EP—it’s an invitation to reflect, to reconnect, and to dream. Like the myths it draws from, "Nuestra Tierra" reminds us of the cyclical nature of existence and the enduring power of creation. With "Nuestra Tierra," Santi & Tuğçe continue to carve a unique space in the musical landscape, celebrating ten years of storytelling, dreaming, and weaving new myths for our times.

CREDITS
Original Track: Santi & Tuğçe
Master: Studio A Berlin 
Cover Art: Toni Demuro
Graphic Design: Scott Partridge

Santi & Tuğçe - Nuestra Tierra

THE ONE
In all this time
The one I've waited for
After all these years
The sound that haunts my soul

You're a wind
Through and near
You're a wave
True and far

Through all the fleeting seasons 
The sigh I cast to the sky
And in all the clouded moments
A flame that brightens my night

You're a wind
Through and near
You're a wave
True and far

CREDITS
All tracks written and produced by Santi & Tuğçe, http://www.santiandtugce.com
Cover Art by: Pacaya, http://www.elpacaya.com
Piano: Pier Luigi Salami, https://www.pierluigimusic.com

Santi & Tuğçe - The One

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LYRICS

Bir gün sen hen henüz uyurken
Kim bilir hangi düşlerde
Uzun ve sessiz yüzüne baktım
Ve belki masaldır dedim
Belki kıyıya vuran dalga
Belki dalgadaki gemi
Belki gemideki güvercin
Belki güvercinin sesi
Belki şarkımla yeniden doğan güneş
Belki güneşin ötesi
Belki de kücücük bir kıvılcım hayat
Belki bu da bize yeter

LYRICS (TRANSLATION)

One day while you were asleep
Who knows in what dreams
I took a long and quiet look at your face
And said maybe it is a fairytale
Maybe it is the wave that hits the shore
Maybe the ship on that wave
Maybe the pigeon on that ship
Maybe the voice of that pigeon
Maybe the sun that is reborn with my song
Maybe even beyond the sun
Maybe it is a tiny sparkle, this life
Maybe that is sufficient for us

Paloma (Psychedelic Mix)

“Zaman Zaman” (From Time to Time) is the second single from Santi & Tuğçe’s upcoming full length album “The Marvelous Real”. This song is about the yearning of the heart. It is an invitation to live and remember. It is an evocation of the spirit. In the words of ashiks and mystics from ancient Anatolian lands, it asks us to “come, come, be what you are, adorn your colors, live, sing your song through all the seasons of life”.

LYRICS

Gel hadi yine yanıma
Kır çiçekleri gibi aç
Baharda süslenen dallar gibi
Renklerine bürün
Bir pencerenin ardından
Kar tanelerini izleyen
Çocuklar gibi ol
Bak yine ışıkla gözlerime
Şu kış sabahı aydınlansın

Gel hadi yanıbaşıma
Alevlenmiş bir sonbaharda
Toprağa uzanan yaprak gibi
Uykularına dal
Bir gölgenin ardından
Bin ağıt yakan Aşık gibi
Sadık kal umuda
Öyle bir şarkı söyle ki bana
Bir yaz akşamı hatırlansın

ENGLISH TRANSLATION
(From Time to Time)

Come to me, once again
Bloom like wild flowers
Like branches embellished in spring
Wrap yourself in your colors
Like children watching snowflakes from behind a window
Look at my eyes, again, with a sparkle
So that this winter morning brightens up

Come near me, now
Drift into your sleep like a leaf that lays on earth in flaring autumn
Like an Ashik that writes a thousand elegies after a shadow
Stay true to hope
Sing me such a song that it is reminiscent of a summer evening

CREDITS

Track Title: Zaman Zaman
Album Title: The Marvelous Real (upcoming)
Production, Arrangement and Mix: Santi & Tuğçe
Lyrics and Vocals: Tuğçe Kurtiş
Trumpet: Tolga Bilgin
Tenor & Baritone Saxaphone: Jonathan Strauch
Trombone: Ertürk İduğ
Mastering: Stefan Thomas
Cover Art: Levent Oyluçtarhan
Music Video Edited by: Memo Matius
Music Video Filmed by: Pablo Astorga
Graphic Design: Scott Partridge
Special Thanks to: Serkan Altınok, Studio No25, Ömer Kapancıoğulları, Arnold Acevedo

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Santi & Tuğçe - Zaman Zaman

Dicen que en el monte
En sus sombras
Moran seres que nadie vio

Sola, una niña, extraviada
En el bosque profundo
Se encuentra rodeada de luces y caras
En la madrugada
Naranja, violeta, celeste, dorada
Ladrones de sueños
Y hacia las ramas
Curiosa se adentró

Brillaban sus cuerpos
Temblaba el campo
Sonaban sus voces
En mitos y encantos

Hechizos de barro
De verdes galaxias
Monitos y grillos
Sonrisa arbolada

Se roban la caña
Zapatos, cigarros
Viajan el mundo
En nubes y rayos

Nos cuentan poemas
De tiempos lejanos
Confunden los planos
Girando, girando

Cuentan que en las aguas
En sus ondas
Suenan cuentos que nadie oyó

Sola, una niña, extraviada
Entre esteros y flores
Se encuentra rodeada de luces y caras
En la madrugada
Naranja, violeta, celeste, dorada
Ladrones de sueños
Y hacia las ramas
Curiosa se adentró

Santi & Tuğçe - Madrugada

LYRICS
Canta que todo pasa
Se va y se va
Las hojas al viento
Los vientos al mar

Los ecos de tus palabras
Se van, se van
Tus risas y truenos
Se van, se van

La tierra amaneció
La luna despertó
Y una vuelta mas
Las formas cambiaran

Canta que todo acaba
Se va y se va
Las nubes en aguas
Las aguas en sal

Tus manos y sus caminos
Se van, se van
Tus pasos perdidos
Se van, se van

CREDITS:
Track Title: Se Va, Se Va
Album Title: The Marvelous Real (upcoming)
Production: Santi & Tuğçe
Lyrics and Vocals: Santi & Tuğçe
Mix: Santi, Stefan Thomas
Mastering: Stefan Thomas
Cover Art: Victor Sillue
Graphic Design: Scott Partridge

Santi & Tuğçe - Se Va, Se Va

LYRICS
Benim yârim düş gibi
Biraz huysuz, hoş biri
Okyanus diplerinde
Benzersiz bir taş gibi 
Benim derdim aşk gibi
Pek çaresi yok gibi dostum

Bilinmez diyarların birinde
Dünyaya geldim, doğruldum
Sakin saf sevecen bir çocuktum
Kızgın ateşlerle yoğruldum
Bir gün uzaklarda bir ses duydum
O seste sanki kendimi buldum

O gün bu gündür hep aklımda
Uzun yıllar yürüdüm bir başıma
Her yerde izini aradım
Nehirler aştım, kuş oldum uçtum
Dinmeyen bir özlemle doldum 
Elbet gelir diye hayal kurdum

CREDITS
Track Title: Aşki̇bi̇
Album Title: The Marvelous Real (upcoming)
Production: Santi & Tuğçe
Lyrics and Vocals: Tuğçe Kurtiş
Mix and Mastering: Stefan Thomas
Cover Art: Scott Partridge
Animation: Sali Ferad

Santi & Tuğçe - Aşkibi

Original Track: Santi & Tuğçe
Saxophone: Jonathan Strauch
Mastering: Studio A Berlin
Cover Art: Martin Haake
Graphic Design: Scott Partridge

Santi & Tuğçe - Tumalu

TRACK CREDITS:

Original Track, Lyrics and Vocals: Santi & Tuğçe 
Tenor and Baritone Saxophone: Jonathan Strauch
Trompet: Tolga Bilgin
Trombone: Ertürk İduğ
Electric & Acoustic Guitar: Santi 
Mix: Santi
Mastering: Stefan Thomas
Cover Art: Toni Demuro

LYRICS:

No solo quieren vivir, las flores
Quieren florecer
No solo quieren volver, los rios
Quieren renacer

No solo quieren mirar, tus ojos
Quieren imaginar
No solo quieren sonar, tus versos
Quieren encantar

Santi & Tuğçe - Solamente los Amantes

HAIKU
Gecenin derin göğsünde parlayan bir sır var
Rüzgârla sürüklenir, denizlere akar

Güzellik neye yarar, sen görmedikten sonra
Kalbin neden çarpar, aşkı yaşamadıkça 

HAIKU - English Translation
In the deep chest of the night is a secret that sparkles
It drifts with the wind and flows into the seas

What good is beauty if you do not see it? 
Why does your heart beat if not for love?


TRACK CREDITS
Original Track: Santi & Tuğçe
Piano: Pier Luigi Salami
Vocals and Lyrics: Tuğçe Kurtiş
Mix & Master: Studio A Berlin
Cover Art: Toni Demuro

Haiku

Santi & Tuğçe - Haiku (Club Edit)

Santi & Tuğçe - Haiku (Radio Edit)

Sola en las estrellas
Por miles de años va
Creando su propio camino al navegar

En noches frías y eternas
Sueña de bosque, de mar
Buscando un planeta celeste donde aterrizar

Acacia, Naranjo, Nogal
Aurelia, Raya, Coral
Lleva la caracola interestelar

Distante la veo pasar
Pulsando en la inmensidad
Viaja la caracola interestelar

Santi & Tuğçe - Caracola

LYRICS
Dream my little angel
Dream of a blue sky
Filled with little creatures
For you to seek and hide

Dream my little angel
Dream of a deep blue sea
Filled with stones and secrets
To find your way back home

DESCRIPTION
Those who have ever loved a cat know well that there is no ordinary cat. Each cat is a world of her own. She gradually reveals herself to those who know how to see and hear, and she shows the way. On the first anniversary of her departure from this world, we dedicate this song to Kitty: the protagonist of our hearts and our musical journey, our most loyal listener for the 13 years we spent together, our cosmic friend, our beloved cat. We know that Kitty continues to hear us wherever she is now. We hope that Kitty's Lullaby will heal the heart of every listener who has lost a cat.

CREDITS
Original Track: Santi & Tuğçe
Vocals and Lyrics: Tuğçe Kurtiş
Mix & Master: Studio A Berlin
Cover Art: Toni Demuro
Graphic Design: Scott Partridge

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Santi & Tuğçe - Kitty's Lullaby

LYRICS
Otra puesta de sol
En la selva del jaguar

Lucecitas al rededor
En la selva del jaguar

La luna cayo en la trampa del mar
Y las lianas te enredaran

Macao, tucán, talisman
En la selva del jaguar

CREDITS
Original Track: Santi & Tuğçe
Master: Studio A Berlin
Cover Art: Toni Demuro
Graphic Design: Scott Partridge

Santi & Tuğçe - En La Selva

De fuego, de aire
En las cuatro esquinas de mi cuerpo
Trenzas tu red astral

De agua, de tierra
En cuentos que cuentan los cielos
Enlazas tu red primordial

La lluvia cayo en desolación
Las almas dormían, quedamos tan solo tu y yo
Y una nebula brilla en la noche
Guiándonos

ENGLISH TRANSLATION
Of fire, of air
In the four corners of my body
You weave your astral web

Of water, of earth
In tales told by the skies
You weave your primordial web

The rain fell in desolation
The souls slept, there was only you and me left
And a nebula shining in the night
Guiding us

DESCRIPTION
Santi & Tuğçe unveil "Nana," the mesmerizing first single from their upcoming EP "Nuestra Tierra." A celestial lullaby inspired by the elemental forces of creation, "Nana" weaves a poetic narrative of fire, air, water, and earth. With hauntingly beautiful vocals and a dreamlike soundscape, the track conjures a mystical intimacy—two souls awake under the glow of a nebula, guided by its light through desolation and renewal.
Delicate yet profound, "Nana" invites listeners into an ethereal space where ancient myths meet cutting-edge sonic artistry. It’s a powerful introduction to the world of "Nuestra Tierra," showcasing Santi & Tuğçe’s ability to transcend boundaries and speak directly to the heart through their music.

CREDITS
Original Track: Santi & Tuğçe
Master: Studio A Berlin 
Cover Art: Toni Demuro
Graphic Design: Scott Partridge

Santi & Tuğçe - Nana

Buffalo Woman is a transcendent journey through resilience, wisdom, and the cycles of life. Drawing inspiration from the sacred legend of the White Buffalo Calf Woman, Santi & Tuğçe blend poetic storytelling with an expansive, cinematic soundscape. The track narrates her mystical appearance, carrying ancestral messages to those gathered in a circle of fire and drum. Through evocative lyrics, it explores themes of searching, loss, and ultimate renewal.
With its dynamic interplay of deep, pulsing beats and organic textures, "Buffalo Woman" captures the eternal rhythms of the Earth and stars. A luminous and spiritual culmination of "Nuestra Tierra," this track reminds us of the enduring cycles of creation and the profound connections between past, present, and future.

LYRICS
En busca de búfalo andaban
Y en la distancia una luz 
Su blanca figura brillaba
Traía un mensaje ancestral

Esperen por mi en la noche
En círculo, fuego y tambor
Allí volveré a contarles
Secretos que el mundo olvidó

Naufragarás
Por siete centellas
Buscando el amanecer
Que se escondió

Naufragarás
En noches oscuras
Oye en los planos mi voz
Que se perdió

En savia, ceniza y viento
Los planetas girando van
En cada vuelta la vida renacerá
  
En sueños, chanunpa y tiempo
Las estrellas creando van
En cada destello la vida renacerá

Ta ru ie
Ta ru ie aio
Ta ru ra ru ie
Tue a io

ENGLISH TRANSLATION
In search of buffalo, they went
And in the distance, a light
Her white figure shone
She brought an ancestral message

Wait for me in the night
In a circle, with fire and drum
There, I will return to tell you
Secrets the world has forgotten

You will drift
Through seven sparks
Searching for the dawn
That hid itself

You will drift
In dark nights
Listen to my lost voice in the plains
In sap, ash, and wind

The planets continue to turn
With each rotation, life will be reborn

In dreams, chanunpa, and time
The stars continue to create
With each flame, life will be reborn

CREDITS
Original Track: Santi & Tuğçe
Master: Studio A Berlin 
Cover Art: Toni Demuro
Graphic Design: Scott Partridge


Santi & Tuğçe - Buffalo Woman

With "Sky Woman," Santi & Tuğçe bring to life a profound tale of creation and connection. Inspired by the Indigenous legend of Sky Woman who descends from the heavens to bring life to the Earth, the song weaves together vivid storytelling with a lush, otherworldly soundscape. Ethereal vocals and organic rhythms mirror the journey of Sky Woman as she falls, her hands carrying seeds of light, sunflowers, and tobacco to renew the land.
"Sky Woman" is a meditative, uplifting exploration of renewal, grounded in the sacred relationship between humanity and nature. It’s a luminous highlight of "Nuestra Tierra," offering listeners a timeless story.

LYRICS
El silencio cuenta una leyenda
De un bosque en los cielos
Donde ella sueña

A través del barro de su mundo
Descendió entre las nubes
De nuestra tierra 

Ahí, la vieron caer
Las aves, tortuga de mar
Traía semillas de girasol
Tabaco y luz

Con sus manos esparció la vida
Como ondas en las aguas
Y despertaban

Los montes, las llanuras y los seres
En la noche estrellada
De luna nueva

Ahí, la vieron caer
Las aves, tortuga de mar

Traía semillas de girasol
Tabaco y luz

ENGLISH TRANSLATION
Silence tells a tale
Of a forest in the skies
Where she dreams

From the mud of her world
She descended through the clouds
Of our earth

There, they saw her falling
The birds, the sea turtle
She brought sunflower seeds
Tobacco and light

With her hands she spread life
Like ripples on the waters
And awoke

The mountains, the plains and the beings
In the starry night
Of the new moon

There, they saw her falling
The birds, the sea turtle
She brought sunflower seeds
Tobacco and light

CREDITS
Original Track: Santi & Tuğçe
Master: Studio A Berlin 
Cover Art: Toni Demuro
Graphic Design: Scott Partridge


Santi & Tuğçe - Sky Woman

LYRICS
İçimde bir ateş var
Tutuşunca yürek yakar
Küllerinden bir kuş doğar
Kızıl gökyüzüne uçar

İçimde bir ateş var
Kimi söner, kimi parlar
Işığıyla güller açar
Dumanıyla haber salar

Alev dolu gönlüm, durmaz yana yana
Bir pınar bulsam da içsem doya doya
Yârin yanında bile  hasretim ona
Gözlerim titreşir, akar dola dola

Ah, beni duysa, bir bilse ne özlerim
Ateşler içinde yollarını beklerim

CREDITS
Original Track: Santi & Tuğçe
Master: Studio A Berlin 
Cover Art: Toni Demuro
Graphic Design: Scott Partridge


Santi & Tuğçe - Yana Yana

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Radiohead - I Will (Santi Edit)

Composition, Production, Mix and Mastering by Santi
@santi-productions

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Santi - En Las Alturas

Composition by Santi 
Production by Santi & Tuğçe 
Melody based on Gnossienne 1 by Erik Satie

Santi & Tuğçe - Punto Cero

Album Credits:

Original Tracks by: Santi & Tuğçe, https://soundcloud.com/santiandtugce
Trumpets by: JPattersson, https://soundcloud.com/jpattersson
Cover Art by: Scott Partridge, https://www.jevaart.com/

Album Description: 

Terminal Caribe is the third full-length album of Santi & Tuğçe who weave timeless, borderless melodies with global, dance floor rhythms. Similar to their previous releases which take listeners on a sonic adventure all the way from the coasts of the Black Sea to the Parana River, Terminal Caribe presents a peculiarly personal, yet undoubtedly universal odyssey exploring the deep interrelations between music, movement, and memory. Named after a bus stop where the duo had the initial inkling for this album, Terminal Caribe serves as the point of departure for an entrancing journey through a wildly varied world of sound. Soulful melodies, captivating harmonies, colorful orchestration, polyrhyhmic percussions and marimbas, and deep bass lines combine with heartwarming vocals and the sounds of sea to tell a tale that is at once epic, melancholic, spacy and irresistibly groovy. 

Santi (from Asunción, Paraguay) and Tuğçe (from Istanbul, Turkey) left their homes to follow their dreams of music and have been road companions and musical partners for more than a decade. They collaborated on two full length-albums, four EPs and numerous singles which captivated listeners worldwide. With their 2016 EP El Regreso del Gallito, “Santi & Tuğçe rewrote Paraguayan folklore” (Thump Vice, Brazil) and with their Songs for My Grandmother, selected as one of the best albums from Turkey in 2017 by Beehype, they remade Turkish classics for contemporary audiences. Drawing on their eclectic background and constant pulse for innovation, Santi & Tuğçe once again reinvent an unpredictable and enticing soundscape of the Caribbean and beyond.

Terminal Caribe

Santi & Tuğçe - Alegria Feat. JPattersson

Album Credits:
Original Tracks by: Santi & Tuğçe, @santiandtugce
Cover Art by: Scott Partridge, www.jevaart.com/

Album Description: 

Terminal Caribe is the newest album of Santi & Tuğçe who weave timeless, borderless melodies with global, dance floor rhythms. Similar to their previous releases which take listeners on a sonic adventure all the way from the coasts of the Black Sea to the Parana River, Terminal Caribe presents a peculiarly personal, yet undoubtedly universal odyssey exploring the deep interrelations between music, movement, and memory. Named after a bus stop where the duo had the initial inkling for this album, Terminal Caribe serves as the point of departure for an entrancing journey through a wildly varied world of sound. Soulful melodies, captivating harmonies, colorful orchestration, polyrhyhmic percussions and marimbas, and deep bass lines combine with heartwarming vocals and the sounds of sea to tell a tale that is at once epic, melancholic, spacy and irresistibly groovy. 

Santi (from Asunción, Paraguay) and Tuğçe (from Istanbul, Turkey) left their homes to follow their dreams of music and have been road companions and musical partners for more than a decade. They collaborated on two full length-albums, four EPs and numerous singles which captivated listeners worldwide. With their 2016 EP El Regreso del Gallito, “Santi & Tuğçe rewrote Paraguayan folklore” (Thump Vice, Brazil) and with their Songs for My Grandmother, selected as one of the best albums from Turkey in 2017 by Beehype, they remade Turkish classics for contemporary audiences. Drawing on their eclectic background and constant pulse for innovation, Santi & Tuğçe once again reinvent an unpredictable and enticing soundscape of the Caribbean and beyond.

Santi & Tuğçe - Coco Astral

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DESCRIPTION:
Every song has a story to tell. This song tells the story of the wind, the breath of the universe. The wind is elusive and full of mysteries. No one knows where she comes from, where she is going or what she brings. In these volatile times that we live, we dedicate this song to trees whose breath nourishes our world.

All proceeds from this track will go to 8 Billion Trees Foundation that plants trees and rescues animals around the world, especially in the Amazon and whose mission is to "change the world one tree at a time".

LYRICS:
Ella no precisa preguntar
Ni pedir permiso al llegar
Tiene secretos, nadie sabrá

Cuando pasa tiembla el matorral
Y el bosque no sabe olvidar
Los tallos recios, se quebraran

Suena por el mar, llanura, arboleda, río
Moldeando serranías al sonar
Suena por el mar, llanura, arboleda, río
Moldeando cataratas al sonar

CREDITS:
Original Track: Santi & Tuğçe
Vocals: Santi & Tuğçe
Composition, Lyrics, Mixing and Mastering: Santi
Cover Art: Gamze Yalçın

Santi & Tuğçe - Respira (KYBELE Records)

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Remix by @herrhausentreindl
Original Music by @santiandtugce

Istanbul’a is a song written for the ancient city Istanbul that evokes timeless questions: Can one ever leave behind one’s home? Can one ever truly arrive at a home that was once abandoned yet never quite forgotten? The original version of this haunting track is a dreamy meander through a labyrinth of marimbas and harps, orchestrated delicately by Santi and brought to life by Tuğçe’s ethereal voice. Santi & Tuğçe first released an extended version of this track in 2017 in the aftermath of political events that filled the city with grave uncertainty, much like the current moment in which we find ourselves. Even more so than at the time of its original release, today Istanbul’a captures a widespread sentiment of liminality and uprootedness that echoes all around and gains new meaning in our world as we ask: Can we go back to a past that is long gone? Will things ever be the same again?

Along with Santi & Tuğçe’s revision of their original Istanbul’a, this EP features three brand new renditions. KMLN blends elements of deep tribal house and minimal techno into the original track that is bound to bring the heat to the dancefloor, while Herrhausen & Treindl’s approach yields an equally danceable, yet more laid-back euphoria. The EP ends on a climactic note with Dunkelbunt’s version featuring his signature transglobal electronic-instrumental sound that is full of energy, swing and a sense of eclecticism that is as layered as the ancient city Istanbul itself.

ALBUM CREDIT:
Original Track: Santi & Tuğçe, @santiandtugce
Vocals and Lyrics: Tuğçe Kurtiş, @tugcekurtis
Composition and Mixing: Santi, @santi-productions
Cover Art: Santi, @santi-productions
Remixes by: KMLN, Herrhausen & Treindl, Dunkelbunt

Lyrics
İSTANBUL’A
Nereye gidersem gideyim sonunda döndüğüm
Her köşesi ayak izlerimle dolu labirent
Sende gizli durgunluğum
Her şeyi başlatan ezgisi cocukluğumun

Belki bir gün yeniden karşılaşırsak senle ben
Hic bir seyin aynı olamayacağını bilen
Ve yine de hayal eden iki eski dost gibi
Sarılacağız ve susacağız

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TO ISTANBUL
Wherever I go, the one I always return to
The labyrinth whose every corner is filled with my footsteps
In you hides my stillness,
The tune of my childhood that started all

If one day, we meet again
Like two old friends who know that nothing will be the same again
And yet, who still imagine,
We will embrace and keep quiet

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Istanbul'a

Santi & Tuğçe - Istanbul'a (Herrhausen & Treindl Remix)

DOWNLOAD/STREAM: https://fanlink.to/gelincik

Gelincik is a song about the arrival of spring, a gentle reminder that darkness is not merely the absence of light, but rather the birthplace of new life.

LYRICS (TURKISH):
Buz tutmuş dalda titreyen serçe
Sen o güneşli rüyanı sakın yitirme
Bahar gelecek bu şehre yine
Uzakta bir yerde gelincik açtı bile 
Upuzun gecede
Hep bir özleyiş vardır
Kuytu caddede gizlenen serçe
Sen o hüzünlü rüzgârı sakın işitme
Umut doğacak bu şehre yine
Uzakta bir yerde gelincik açtı bile
Upuzun gecede
Hep bir bekleyiş vardır

LYRICS (ENGLISH):
The little sparrow that quivers on the frozen branch
Don’t you lose your sunny dream 
Spring will return to this city 
Somewhere far away, a poppy has already bloomed
In the long, long night
There is always a yearning 
The little sparrow that hides in the secluded street
Don’t you listen to that gloomy wind
Hope will be reborn in this city 
Somewhere far away, a poppy has already bloomed
In the long, long night
There is always awaiting

CREDITS:
Original Track: Santi & Tuğçe, @santiandtugce
Vocals and Lyrics: Tuğçe Kurtiş, @tugcekurtis
Composition and Production: Santi, @santi-productions
Cover Art: Lucila Dominguez

Santi & Tuğçe - Gelincik (KYBELE Records)

A TWICE TOLD TALE

One fine autumn day in late September, Santi (from Asunción, Paraguay) and Tuğçe (from Istanbul, Turkey) have crossed paths in a small town in the middle of the “heartland” US. From this moment on, their lives have become webs of inquiry and revelation as they have jointly devoted forces to mastering the art of musical storytelling. Drawing on a wide palette of ideas and influences, Santi & Tuğçe have created an enchanting world with their music in which the characters are driven by passion and a zest for life. A world where mythical creatures return home after an epic quest to an island surrounded by land, where a wise woman prepares potions to heal the poet, the dreamer, and the disillusioned; where planets collide and create new patterns in the cosmic swirl; where two starry-eyed lovers sail away on a sea turtle spaceship to places unknown; and where self-aware, compassionate robots resolve ancient paradoxes in their mission to rescue humanity.

On this fine autumn day in late September, thirteen years after their fortuitous encounter, Santi & Tuğçe, now based in the ‘center of electronic music’ Berlin, present their latest musical odyssey:  “A Twice Told Tale”. Filled with unmistakable charm and complexity, “A Twice Told Tale” conjures up stories that connect with something deep within the listener. Told with emotional intensity and intricacy, these are songs for and about everyone.

The first single from this EP, “Hikâye” tells a long tale, a tale that is “a little naïve, a little rebellious, and a little tender”. Life is fleeting, leaves will fall, colors will fade, and before we know it, it will be time to depart from this beautiful earth. Yet the tale we have lived to tell and the love we have lived for will remain. 

TRACK CREDITS:

Original Track: Santi & Tuğçe
Vocals and Lyrics: Tuğçe Kurtiş
Piano: Pier Luigi Salami
Cover Art: Gamze Yalçın

LYRICS:

Uzun bir hikâye
Biraz saf, biraz asi
Biraz da kırılgan
Anlatılan 

Bir ses bir iç çekiş
Usulca duyulan
Zaman ötesinde
Yankılanan

Kabus ortasında 
Uykudan uyanmış 
Bir çocuk misali 
Haykırılan

Bir gün biterse
Hikâye, üzülme
Hayat geçse de 
Aşktır kalan


ENGLISH TRANSLATION: 

It’s a long tale 
A little naïve, a little rebellious
And a little tender

A sound, a sigh 
Which is heard discreetly
Which echoes through time

A tale that gets wailed
Like a child
Who has just awoken 
In the midst of a nightmare

If, one day, this tale reaches an end
Do not be upset 
Even though life goes away 
It is love that remains

Santi & Tuğçe - Hikâye (Souq Records)

A TWICE TOLD TALE

One fine autumn day, Santi (from Asunción, Paraguay) and Tuğçe (from Istanbul, Turkey) have crossed paths in a small town in the middle of the “heartland” US. From this moment on, their lives have become webs of inquiry and revelation as they have jointly devoted forces to mastering the art of musical storytelling. Drawing on a wide palette of ideas and influences, Santi & Tuğçe have created an enchanting world with their music in which the characters are driven by passion and a zest for life. A world where mythical creatures return home after an epic quest to an island surrounded by land, where a wise woman prepares potions to heal the poet, the dreamer, and the disillusioned; where planets collide and create new patterns in the cosmic swirl; where two starry-eyed lovers sail away on a sea turtle spaceship to places unknown; and where self-aware, compassionate robots resolve ancient paradoxes in their mission to rescue humanity.

On this fine autumn day, thirteen years after their fortuitous encounter, Santi & Tuğçe, now based in the ‘center of electronic music’ Berlin, present their latest musical odyssey:  “A Twice Told Tale”. Filled with unmistakable charm and complexity, “A Twice Told Tale” conjures up stories that connect with something deep within the listener. Told with emotional intensity and intricacy, these are songs for and about everyone.

The first track, “Hikâye” (“Tale”) tells a long tale, a tale that is “a little naïve, a little rebellious, and a little tender”. Life is fleeting, leaves will fall, colors will fade, and before we know it, it will be time to depart from this beautiful earth. Yet the tale we have lived to tell and the love we have lived for will remain. 

The second track, “Kuyu” (“The Well”), offers a peak into the deep, invisible corners of the heart, full of yearning and eternal questions, to which no one knows the answers . After all, “who has seen and who has brought news from the dark shore across?” 

Track Title: Santi & Tuğçe - Kuyu
Release Date: 07.10.2020
Label: Souq Records

Track Credits:
Original Track: Santi & Tuğçe
Vocals and Lyrics: Tuğçe Kurtiş
Piano: Pier Luigi Salami
Cover Art: Gamze Yalçın

LYRICS:

Yüreğin bir kuyu, derin ve suskun
Aşk da acı da yüreğin kadar
Kağıt üzerinde uzanıp yatan
Hangi söze sığar bunca hayal

Bir an, geç kalmışçasına
Kanat çırpar kuşlar
Rüzgar dağılır da gider
Irmak hızla akar 

Bir gün gelir, bir gün geçer mi dersin?
İçindeki daimi sorular
Kim görmüş de kim getirmiş ki haber
Karşıdaki karanlık kıyıdan

ENGLISH TRANSLATION

Your heart is a well, deep and quiet
Love and pain, just as your heart
How will all this longing fit into
Words that spread on a piece of paper?

One moment, as though they are late
The birds start flapping their wings
The wind scatters and takes off
The river flows in a hurry

Do you think one day they come, and one day they go,
Those eternal questions inside you?
Who has seen and who has brought news from
The dark shore across?

Santi & Tuğçe - Kuyu (Souq Records)

Santi & Tuğçe - Hikâye Retold (Souq Records)

In their recent album “A Twice Told Tale” Santi & Tuğçe tell timeless tales full of wonder and yearning for life despite the transience of all things. With “A Twice Told Tale – Reworks” a new cast of storytellers comes on board and takes these tales in new directions. Faithful to the heart of the original, yet full of creative spark, each new interpretation offers us new surprises. In this first chapter, Istanbul based producer Oceanvs Orientalis presents a bold, fiery retelling of “Kuyu” (The Well) which offers a peak into the deep, invisible corners of the heart, while Berlin based producer Martin Roth presents a mellow, mesmerizing retelling of “Bulut” (The Cloud) which describes the perpetual cycle of change and metamorphosis in nature.

CREDITS:
Original Track: Santi & Tuğçe, @santiandtugce
Remix: Oceanvs Orientalis, @oceanvsorientalis
Vocals and Lyrics: Tuğçe Kurtiş, @tugce-kurtis
Piano: Pier Luigi Salami
Cover Art: Anne Caesar van Wieren

LYRICS:

Yüreğin bir kuyu, derin ve suskun
Aşk da acı da yüreğin kadar
Kağıt üzerinde uzanıp yatan
Hangi söze sığar bunca hayal

Bir an, geç kalmışçasına
Kanat çırpar kuşlar
Rüzgar dağılır da gider
Irmak hızla akar

Bir gün gelir, bir gün geçer mi dersin?
İçindeki daimi sorular
Kim görmüş de kim getirmiş ki haber
Karşıdaki karanlık kıyıdan

ENGLISH TRANSLATION

Your heart is a well, deep and quiet
Love and pain, just as your heart
How will all this longing fit into
Words that spread on a piece of paper?

One moment, as though they are late
The birds start flapping their wings
The wind scatters and takes off
The river flows in a hurry

Do you think one day they come, and one day they go,
Those eternal questions inside you?
Who has seen and who has brought news from
The dark shore across?

Santi & Tuğçe - Kuyu - Oceanvs Orientalis Rework

Original Track: Santi & Tuğçe
Cover Art: Pacaya

Santi & Tuğçe - Before The Storm

Bookings: santiandtugce@gmail.com

Santi (from Asunción, Paraguay) and Tuğçe (from Istanbul, Turkey) left their homes to follow their dreams of music and have been road companions and musical partners for more than a decade. Currently based in Berlin after many years of living in the US where they first met, they each bring a vibrant mosaic of influences and ideas from all over the world: soulful melodies, colorful instrumentation, dreamy harmonies, and surgically engineered dance-floor beats, informed by years of Santi’s training in music composition and computer science along with Tuğçe’s studies in jazz vocals and creative writing. To this date, they have performed in many major electronic and world music festivals, clubs, theaters, and concert halls throughout Europe, Asia, North and South America and received critical acclaim worldwide (e.g. Oye! on NPR’s “Latin Roots: Best Alternative Songs of 2019”, Songs for my Grandmother among Beehype’s “Best Albums from Turkey” in 2017). 

Dates 2021:
21.06 Fete de La Musique, Berlin
20.07 Hilton Dalaman Sarıgerme, Muğla 
22.07 Roots Kayakoy, Fethiye
24.07 Ojo Alaçatı, Çeşme
25.07 Sandal Beach, Kuşadası 
30.07 Kalamış Yaz Festivali, Istanbul
18.08 Hilton Dalaman Sarıgerme, Muğla
29.08 Lusatia Festival, Drebkau
04.09 Bollwerk 107, Moers
25.09 Tribe Restaurant, Tirana 
03.10 Picnic & Gathering, Hilton Bosphorus, Istanbul
19.11 Badehaus, Berlin

Dates 2020:
01.02 Jai Thep Festival (TH)
02.02 Jai Thep Festival (TH)
15.02 Slow Club, Freiburg (DE)
22.02 Beate Uwe, Berlin (DE)
21.03 Partymag Live Stream, Istanbul (TR)
08.04 Let's Support Artists, Bonjuk Bay (TR) 
27.04 United We Stream, Bulbul Berlin (DE)
25.07 Katzensprung Open Air, Cologne (DE)
01.08 Knust Geburstag, Hamburg (DE)
08.09 Resonanz Traum, Berlin (DE)
12.09 Casa Lavanda, Istanbul (TR)

Dates 2019:
03.02 Lucid Dawning Theater im Delphi, Berlin (DE)
22.02 Centro Cultural Juan Salazar, Asuncion (PY)
28.02 Santuario Showcase, Santiago (CL)
01.03 Kompaz Party, Valparaiso (CL)
02.03 Peña Nomade, Santiago (CL)
03.03 Temple Bar, Buenos Aires (AR)
04.03 Selina Palermo Soho, Buenos Aires (AR)
07.03 Avant Garden, Buenos Aires (AR)
16.03 Eats & Beats Izmir Arena, Izmir (TR)
28.03 Zorlu PSM, Istanbul (TR)
12.04 Radialsystem, Berlin (DE)
10.05 Schlachthof, Kassel (DE)
16.05 Bonjuk Burn, Marmaris (TR)
23.05 Feriye Palace, Istanbul (TR)
06.06 Astir Beach, Athens (GR)
08.06 Astir Beach, Athens (GR)
22.06 Cosmo Radio Interview + Live Set, Berlin (DE)
22.06 Kaosberlin, Berlin (DE)
06.07 Club Marvy, Izmir (TR)
07.07 The Beach of Momo, Cesme (TR)
14.07 The Beach of Momo, Cesme (TR)
20.07 Kultursommer, Hannover (DE)
26.07 Kometa Festival, Riga (LV)
02.08 Kempinski Barbaros Bay, Bodrum (TR)
04.08 The Bodrum Edition, Bodrum (TR)
08.08 Parla Parla Bodrum (TR)
10.08 Barbelo, Bodrum (TR)
11.08 The Bodrum Edition, Bodrum (TR)
24.08 Elio Sedef, Istanbul (TR)
31.08 Iris Beirut, Beirut (LB)
08.09 Mentha Nova, Istanbul (TR)
05.10 Bulbul Berlin (DE)
10.10 Sakıp Sabancı Museum, Istanbul (TR)
11.10 Mandarin Oriental, Bodrum (TR)
18.10 House of Fuzuli, Istanbul (TR)
29.11 Mensch Meier, Berlin (DE)
07.12 Loco de Pera, Istanbul (TR)
14.12 Loco de Pera, Istanbul (TR)

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