Homesick - Hicaz Taksim - Mehmet Polat

With his music, Mehmet Polat represents his identity as a Western European oriented musician from the Middle East. Through his improvisations, compositions and his own take on a variety of musical styles, Mehmet is constantly searching for new musical paths and inspiration. By gathering a broad range of musical influences from different cultures, he has developed new approaches for the use of his instrument. From Africa to India, Persia to the Balkans, Contemporary to Jazz, he has been correlating various musical gatherings with his Alevi Spiritual, Anatolian Folk and Ottoman classical music background. After many years of research, he has invented his own technique to go further than the limitations of this traditional instrument. By stretching the fingers, he can play also more advanced & modern pieces. He has designed an ud with two extra bass strings to broaden the range of his instrument. 
Mehmet is based in Amsterdam since 2007, from there has been touring to many countries with different projects.

Saba Taksim - Mehmet Polat

Mehmet Polat is an accomplished ud player, composer, ensemble leader and soloist who tours internationally. From Africa to India, Persia to the Balkans, Contemporary to Jazz, he has been combining various musical genres with his Alevi Spiritual, Anatolian Folk and Ottoman classical music background. Through his improvisations, compositions and his own take on a variety of musical styles, Mehmet is constantly searching for new musical paths and inspiration. After many years of research, he invented his own technique to advance beyond the limitations of his traditional instrument. With this new left hand technique, he can play more advanced and modern pieces. He has also designed an ud with two extra bass strings to broaden the range and function of his instrument. 
Mehmet has been based in Amsterdam since 2007.

Evic Taksim - Mehmet Polat

Mehmet Polat Trio - Mehtab

Live in Amsterdam, Mezrab 

June 2015

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Mehmet Polat Trio - Mehtab (live)

With his music, Mehmet Polat represents his identity as a Western European oriented musician from the Middle East. Through his improvisations, compositions and his own take on a variety of musical styles, Mehmet is constantly searching for new musical paths and inspiration. By gathering a broad range of musical influences from different cultures, he has developed new approaches for the use of his instrument. From Africa to India, Persia to the Balkans, Contemporary to Jazz, he has been correlating various musical gatherings with his Alevi Spiritual, Anatolian Folk and Ottoman classical music background. After many years of research, he has invented his own technique to go further than the limitations of this traditional instrument. By stretching the fingers, he can play also more advanced and modern pieces. He has designed an ud with two extra bass strings to broaden the range of his instrument.
Mehmet is based in Amsterdam since 2007, from there has been touring to many countries with different projects. 

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