Cem Baba

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A pioneer of Anatolian rock, Muhtar Cem Karaca well deserves the nickname of Baba for his extensive discography during a confusing period in Turkey: of Armenian and Azerbaijani descent, he earned a name through many different bands like Apaşlar, Kardaşlar, Moğollar (with whom he debuted this song, Namus belasi), Dervişan and Edirdahan before leaving home for West Germany in 1978; he wouldn't return until 1987 due to political issues, and although he had already achieved a cult status, his career never got quite the attention he deserved. He'd die in 2004.

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Cem Baba

Como la salsa del pomodoro

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Chérie, je t'aime; chérie, je t'adore, 

como la salsa del pomodoro...

Like Μισιρλού, this is a popular tune around Mediterranian countries like Greece, Turkey and Israel and places as far away as Spain or India, but one can tell from its lyrics that it origined in Egypt during the cosmopolitan era of Alexandria, when Greeks, Jews and even Italians cohabited with the locals, mainly in the Attire disctrict: despite being a Turkish-born Jewish with a Spanish name, Darío Moreno didn't author this well-fittingly song but contributed to popularize its polyglotic chorus.

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Como la salsa del pomodoro