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Ozel Turkbas "Keyif in Istanbul"
The gorgeous Ozel Turkbas as she looked when my mother knew her. Johanna's first belly dance gig was with Ozel at Arabian Nights.
This record, "Keyif in Istanbul" ("Party in Istanbul") was put out by the popular record company "Nina" at 614 Eighth Ave. Johanna bought the record at the "Sparta Record Co." at 302 W. 40th St.
The bio on the back says Ozel was born in 1940. She was taught singing, ballet, and acting as a member of the State Children's Theatre in Ankara. She starred in 14 Turkish films. She came to U.S. the first time in 1959 for a tour. At time of the record she was in the Texas Dallas Civic Opera production of "Thais" playing "La Orientale."
Johanna loved Ozel's dancing. Her act was beautiful. She had her regular belly dance act, but also did another act where she sang and danced in three languages, Turkish, Greek and Arabic and each layer of clothing was a different costume to represent each song from those three countries. Ozel was an example of the "cream of the crop" in foreign dancers that came to work in NYC's Greektown (and other cities as well).
This record, "Keyif in Istanbul" ("Party in Istanbul") was put out by the popular record company "Nina" at 614 Eighth Ave. Johanna bought the record at the "Sparta Record Co." at 302 W. 40th St.
The bio on the back says Ozel was born in 1940. She was taught singing, ballet, and acting as a member of the State Children's Theatre in Ankara. She starred in 14 Turkish films. She came to U.S. the first time in 1959 for a tour. At time of the record she was in the Texas Dallas Civic Opera production of "Thais" playing "La Orientale."
Johanna loved Ozel's dancing. Her act was beautiful. She had her regular belly dance act, but also did another act where she sang and danced in three languages, Turkish, Greek and Arabic and each layer of clothing was a different costume to represent each song from those three countries. Ozel was an example of the "cream of the crop" in foreign dancers that came to work in NYC's Greektown (and other cities as well).
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