The instrumental ensemble was founded in May 2024 in Cologne as part of the “Lamekan - Pir Sultan Abdal” concert program. Çağdaş Aslan & ASM Ensemble presents the playing of baglamas (stringed instruments).
Çağdaş Aslan has performed as a soloist with the Ministry's Youth Orchestra. He has won Turkish singing competitions, worked with TRT Istanbul Radio and taught baglam at the Istanbul Academy of Culture and Arts. In 2017, he released a solo album entitled Pinhan. He has presented Bektashi Alevi ethnic music at festivals and at the International
UNESCO World Music Festival in Serbia and participated in the Cologne Philharmonic Orchestra's acoustic project.
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