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Kim Larsen (f. 1945)
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RootsWorld
2020
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Tyran Grillo
2020
"Hedûr, a word in Aynur's native Kurdish referring to that moment of solace when spatiality and temporality become one in the self. Aynur makes a compelling and organic case for song as one viable way of achieving said solace, and does so by means of a voice that thrives on building bridges from one soul to another".
Songlines
2020 July
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Francesco Martinelli
2020 July
"If you have seen Aynur in Crossing the Bridge, the successful 2005 documentary by Fatih Akin about music in Istanbul, it's unlikely that you have forgotten her voice, and if you haven't seen it, you should ... [On] her seventh album, things do not begin auspiciously however, with the syrupy piano and strings arrangement of the first track, but get more lively with the title-track featuring the singer herself on tanbur, and even better with the traditional dance 'Govend E', with brilliant percussion in the spotlight. The high points of the album are the ghazal 'Halil Kurban' and the interpretation of the classic Sivas folk song 'Ezim Ezim Eziliyor' by aşık Zaralı Halil, illuminated by Erkan Oğur, whose instrumental countermelodies on kopuz (fretless lute) and guitar provide depth. The considerable interpretive talent of Aynur and her powerful and expressive voice seem presented at best when not constricted by orchestral settings, and this mixed offering seems uncertain in its direction".