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To celebrate the International Women’s Day today here’s a live version of our song “Özgürüm Ben” (Turkish for “I am Free”) feat. Hilal Kaya 🙋🏻‍♀️💜✊🏽

Original: https://orcd.co/kalaha-mystafa

ABOUT THE TRACK:
As the title implies “Özgürüm Ben” (Turkish for "I am free") is a celebration of liberation rooted in the 70’s psychedelic rock and funk scene of Turkey. With Hilal Kaya on vocals the song shines a political light on the universal message of escaping from an unhappy life situation. It becomes the voice of women all over the world wishing to liberate themselves from the cultural or social power that restrains them.

Hilal Kaya says about the track: “To me, the song is about being afraid to say or do something, because you fear the consequences. You want to escape from the situation you’re in, but you feel culturally or socially forced to stay. It’s a song about being locked in a state of unhappy love, but also about not wanting to do the daily tasks and other chores that you feel forced to do. In many ways it addresses the Turkish culture and supports the women that are suppressed. But it also addresses other cultures and both woman and men that wants to escape, but are afraid to do so because of taboos or societal pressure.”

Music : Kalaha
Orhan Özgür Turan : Lyrics
Hilal Kaya : Lead vocals & backing vocals
Niclas Knudsen : Guitars & electric bass
Emil de Waal : Drums & percussion
Jens B. Christiansen : Synthesizers & drum programming
Mikael Elkjær : Synthesizers
Recorded at Bremen Teater for Danish Music Awards Jazz 2020.
Thanks to TV2 Lorry for the video.