Minor Empire featured on CBC.CA : “Art that defies tradition”
Read the full article here. Ozan Boz and Ozgu Ozman, the founding duo of Toronto-based Minor Empire, grew up in Turkey, and as they tell it, their childhoods resounded with traditional music. "It's always in your ears," Boz recalled. "On the radio, on the TV, your mother sings it to you, your father listens to…
Minor Empire: Official Showcase Artist at 2020 Folk Alliance International
We will be performing an official showcase at the FAI 2020 conference in New Orleans. Details coming up. .
“…All of it is exceptionally beautiful.”
“Uprooted” was in Rick Anderson’s CD hotlist this month.
Minor Empire at SummerFolk 2019
Next show at SummerFolk. Aug 16-18, 2019, Owen Sound, Ontario. .
Postkolik ile soylesimiz…
Kanada'da yankılanan sesimiz Minor Empire ile tanışın Minor Empire, Toronto’da yaşayan Ozan Boz ve Özgü Özman’in enfes bir projesi. Yarattıkları benzersiz tını ile büyük beğeni toplayıp Kanada Folk Müzik Ödülleri'nde ve Kanada Bağımsız Müzik Ödülleri'nde “En İyi Dünya Grubu” ünvanlarını alan Minor Empire’ı Özgü Özman’dan dinliyoruz. Kanada Folk Müzik Ödülleri'nde…
” …so the joy of discovery lasts and lasts”
Derek Walker of ToolBooth on “Uprooted”: “clever combination of traditional tunes, interweaving shoegazy picked guitars, exotic tones and tremendously sharp and clear production creates the sort of album you return to for the dreamy atmosphere, knowing that it will take a lot of plays before you can become really familiar…
Uprooted was listed as one of “10 best albums of 2018, beyond category”
Uprooted was listed as one of "10 best albums of 2018, beyond category" by Arts Fuse Critics. .
Minor Empire nominated for 2018 Canadian Folk Music Awards
Minor Empire nominated for World Group Award for Uprooted, and Ozan Boz for Producer of the Year at Canadian Folk Music Awards / Prix de musique folk canadienne.
“Best 2018 Album I Simply Cannot Articulate”
Posted on November 16, 2018 I’m gonna come out and say it — most years there’s at least one wonderful record I hear but cannot explain satisfactorily. In 2018, it’s Minor Empire, Uprooted (World Trip). Here’s the scoop. Go hear them if you can. But pick up that CD for sure. Milo Miles…