A Blog by Robert Rigney
Robert Rigney is an old Ami from West-Berlin. Since the fall of the Wall he has been journeying ever eastwards and ever southwards, first living in Prague, then traveling the Balkans, living in Istanbul, and finally establishing a second residence in south-east Turkey.
He writes for an eclectic variety of US, UK, German and Turkish publications and is currently working on an oral history of the Balkan Beats movement.
Hanging with the Jandarma
So I finally managed to make it to Yenilmez, the village of the “clans”. It was really a one horse town with not a single shop around, on account of
Searching for “the Clans” in South-East Turkey
Greetings from Midyat, a completely random city in the east of Turkey, close to the Iraq-Syria border where I feel I am the only Western
Balkan Bus Stations – A Declaration of Love
The best way to see the Balkans is by bus, and if you don’t have wheels, it is often the only way. The Balkans is
Džej Ramadanovski, Folk Music and the Real Rock ‘n Roll
I don’t know how it is with other journalists from the West, but when it comes to trying to track down and interview folk singers
Stari Most – Also in Salt Lake City
Did you know that Salt Lake City is home to one of America’s most close-knit communities of Bosnians? Now, I am a bit of a
NEMA MANE RMX
▶︎ ABOUT MUSICThis “creation” is a very first attempt of mine (Robert Soko) to put my finger into musical production back in 2008. Back then
