Going North – Part II

Going North – Part II

Culiacan, Sinaloa I arrived in Culiacan in the late afternoon. After leaving my belongings at the rental apartment, I rushed outside to take the maximum amount of photos while the sun was still up. Culiacan is not a pedestrian-friendly city. I was able to walk up to...
Back to Mexico

Back to Mexico

(easier to read version of the post on medium.com) During the six months, I was blocked in Uruguay, I did neglect the blog. My creative writing juice went towards a book project, covering the entire Black Sea Storm adventure since 2002. Getting Out of Uruguay On...
New Release – Kesilme Topraktan

New Release – Kesilme Topraktan

I am delighted to announce that I could record and release a new single album during the pandemic. I had left Buenos Aires on March 10th to attack the second leg of the never-ending Black Sea Storm tour. After playing four shows in Peru, I had stopped by the...
Lima, Four Shows in Ten Days (Part 2)

Lima, Four Shows in Ten Days (Part 2)

During the days after my first show at the Lima Rock Club, I focused on getting more shows and enjoy Lima’s most beautiful neighborhoods as much as I could. As I was making progress with booking and doing more research on the venues where I could perform. I came...
Lima, Four Shows in Ten Days (Part 1)

Lima, Four Shows in Ten Days (Part 1)

After having spent six months and played 13 shows in Mexico, I decided to go to Lima, Peru. My career as a street musician actually started in Lima last year. It was the very first time I got to play the Black Sea Storm acoustic set in front of people. On that first...