Folk and Traditional Music of Turkey

This collection of Turkish music consists of different traditional and folk music from the various regions of Turkey. Listeners can also gain a sense of the different traditional instruments of turkey including the baglama or saz, a traditional Turkish stringed instrument, as well as the percussion of wooden spoons which are played in the manner of castanets. The collection also includes the Turkish version of Romeo and Juliet or as they are known in Turkey, Mecnun and Leyla.

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Track Listing

101	Bir Rumeli Dugun Havasi Istanbul University Folk Chorus and Folk Instrumental Group	02:39
102	Hovarda Zeybek Musicians with violin, kanun, clarinet, and darbukka	03:14
103	Köröglu Mixed singers, instrumentalists	02:55
104	Genç Osman Ankara Radio Folk Music Group	02:52
105	Benim Yarim Minstrel and his female partner from Middle Anatolia	03:00
106	Mecnun and Leyla Aşik Veysel	02:46
107	Sevdanin-Denizi Basharan	03:15
201	Folk Dance Folk instrumental ensemble	02:33
202	Anadolu Kadin Oyunu Osman Pehlivan	02:47
203	Sin Sin Oyun Havasi Folk instrumental ensemble	02:30
204	Karadeniz Oyun Havasi Rizeli Sadik	02:55
205	Kemençemin Telleri Rizeli Sadik	02:58
206	Halay Davul and zurna players from Malatya	02:59
207	Abdunun Mezari (Grave of Abdu) Peasant tenor with violin accompaniment	03:28