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 darbuka	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	Black Sea folk singer with kemenche	02:55
205	Kemençemin Telleri	Black Sea folk singer Sadik	02:58
206	Halay	Davul and zurna players from Malatya	02:59
207	Abdunun Mezari	Male singer, violinist	03:28