Alp Bora’s music stands simply for cultural diversity, the highest artistic amalgamation of musical traditions into one homogenous expression of contemporary urban world music, which could hardly be more rich in its variety and scope. Raised in Istanbul and long since a fixture in Vienna, this singer and guitarist has been intrepid in drawing bridges and intertwisting traditions between traditional folks music, (from his old and current homelands) musical epochs and contemporary styles. Although he is focused on a modern interpretation, he never falls into a stereotyped approach or cliché musical forms endlessly repeated so often today, rather, his music becomes an homage to historical forms, their reincarnation and renewed intention, as few have matched at his caliber.
