Tolga ÜNALDI (NeY-ZeNtt) was born in 1975 , Ankara/Turkey. He has Graduated from Ankara State Conservatoire, Musicology Department, Etnomusicology and Folk Sciences in 1999. Now he is working as a research assistant at Yildiz Technical Uni. Art and Design Faculty. During his university education his interest on traditional music led him towards musical performance and experimental works. He participated in many different concerts, jam-sessions, dance performances (as a modern dance accompanist) and workshops while practising the musical instruments Ney (reed flut), Didgeridoo and percussion. His main instruments are Ney and Didgeridoo; beside these instruments he also plays cajon, darbuka, bendir, asma davul (Turkish Drum), fujara, kaval, sipsi, bansuri, finland flute, san kopuz (jew's harp) and provides vocal sounds. He played with Okay Temiz, Mercan Dede, Erkan Ogur, Göksel Baktagir and Dj. Can Hatipoglu.
He is a member of ethnic-electronic music group Funkalaturca (www.funkalaturca.com),
Acoustic jazz group 30+ www.myspace.com/otuzkusur
and ethnic-electronic music group ORIENT GROCER www.myspace.com/orientgrocer
He wants to meet with musicians for making music in different projects. He is open minded about new music styles.
