Remix by @dunkelbunt
Original Music by @santiandtugce

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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 was first released 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?

Dunkelbunt’s version features his signature of 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.

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

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

CREDITS:
Original Track: Santi & Tuğçe 
Vocals and Lyrics: Tuğçe Kurtiş 
Composition: Santi
Remix:
Vocals and Lyrics: Tuğçe Kurtiş
Composition: Ulf Lindemann

Santi & Tuğçe - Istanbul'a (Dunkelbunt Remix) [Radio Edit]

Explosive sets, electronic-instrumental crossover, funky and eclectic sounds: The worldly cosmopolitan living in Vienna, Ulf Lindemann aka [dunkelbunt] who as DJ, soloist, producer and bandleader has set out a genuinely transglobal musical agenda and for over 15 years has been one of Europe's most innovative leaders of the electronic and world music scenes.
Whatever the pulse of the current club music scene that inspires the DJ, the composer transforms it with his international band into contemporary musical statements about how WORLD | MUSIC sounds today: 15 languages on stage, transglobal sounds from oriental to western merge with electronic beats to form an intelligent and energetic mix and guarantee a passionate live experience.

History:
[dunkelbunt] has been a pioneer of the „Balkan Beat“ and „Electro Swing“ genres since 2001 . His international breakthrough came with the Balkan-Hip Hop single „The Chocolate Butterfly“ ft. Raf Camora (2003) and the Electro Swing follow up hit „Cinnamon Girl“ (2007). The album „Mountain Jumper“ (2015) was awarded the ORF „Album of the Year 2015“. [dunkelbunt] + Band is an internationally booked live act in the genres of „World“, „Global“, „Club“, „Balkan Beats“, „Electro Swing“.

Collaborations:
Raf Camora, Anuradha Genrich, Kadero Rai, Lisa Cantabile, Fanfare Ciocarlia, Boban Markovic Orkestar, Amsterdam Klezmer Band, Waldeck, Hari Stojka, Otto Lechner, Balkan Beat Box, 17 Hippies, 5'Nizza, The Cat Empire, A-WA, Chancha Via Circuito, Sara Lugo and many more.