Turkish Dances: Longa ve Sirtolar

The geographical bridge between Europe and Asia, the folk dance and music of Turkey is an amalgam of Eastern and Western cultures. Their folk dances demonstrate various relationships found in the world around them (i.e. man and nature, man and woman, man and war, man and agriculture, etc.). The folk dances in this recording feature music that the Hora is typically danced to. Also called Sirtos or Syrtos, horas are a type of circle dance performed in western Turkey and in Greece.

Track Listing

101	Nihavent Longa (Kemanî Kevser Hanim) Hüsnü Özkartal, The Regal Orchestra	02:40
102	Rast Sirto Hüsnü Özkartal, The Regal Orchestra	03:17
103	Hicaz Sirto (Sultan Aziz) Hüsnü Özkartal, The Regal Orchestra	02:37
104	Hüseyni Sirto "Çeçen Kizi" (Tamburi Cemil Bey) Hüsnü Özkartal, The Regal Orchestra	02:58
105	Hicaz Dolap (Kemanî Memduh Bey) Hüsnü Özkartal, The Regal Orchestra	04:43
106	Hicaz Mandra Hüsnü Özkartal, The Regal Orchestra	02:38
107	Sultaniyegâh Sirto (Derleyen: Sadi Isilay) Hüsnü Özkartal, The Regal Orchestra	04:39
108	Sehnaz Longa (Santuri Ethem Efendi) Hüsnü Özkartal, The Regal Orchestra	03:28
109	Hicazkâr Saz (Nuri Halil Poyraz) Hüsnü Özkartal, The Regal Orchestra	04:25
110	Muhayyer Sirto Hüsnü Özkartal, The Regal Orchestra	02:24
111	Çargâh Sirto Hüsnü Özkartal, The Regal Orchestra	02:30
112	Kurdili Hicazkâr Longa (Kemanî Sebuh) Hüsnü Özkartal, The Regal Orchestra	03:24