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Songs and Dances of Turkey

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Songs and Dances of Turkey

Songs and Dances of Turkey presents ancient classical music, folk songs, popular songs, and modern classical music from Turkey. Native instruments such as the darbuka (hand drum), kaval (end-blown flute), and baglama are featured prominently. Also included are dances such as the zeybek (from the Aegean provinces) in which dancers spread their arms broadly in imitation of an eagle in flight. Liner notes include a brief introduction, track notes, and illustrations of some of the featured instruments.

RELATED LESSON PLAN
"Let’s Dance Like an Eagle: Zeybek Dance in Turkey"
"Folk Music of Turkey: The Songs and Dances of Anatolia and the Black Sea"

Track Listing

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Musicians from Kars
01:53
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102
Chorus with orchestra of folk instruments, Central Turkey
02:09
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103
Musicians playing darbuka and clarinet, Izmir
01:31
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104
Musicians playing cura and darbuka, Izmir
01:18
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105
Chorus with orchestra of folk instruments, Central Turkey
02:03
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106
Musicians playing tulum and darbuka, Rize, Black Sea region
01:33
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107
Baglama player
01:42
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108
Male soloist with chorus, Erzurum
02:00
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109
Three musicians from Kars
01:38
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110
Kemençe player, Rize, Black Sea region
01:10
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111
Kaval player, Rize, Black Sea region
00:42
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112
Male singer with kemençe, Rize, Black Sea region
01:35
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113
Male singer with saz and darbuka
01:37
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201
Mesut Cemil with Historic Turkish Music Chorus and Orchestra of Radio Istanbul
03:54
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202
Mesut Cemil with Historic Turkish Music Chorus and Orchestra of Radio Istanbul
02:35
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203
Flute player
01:33
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204
Musicians playing zurna and davul
01:50
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205
Musicians playing zurna and davul
01:06
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206
Chorus with orchestra of folk instruments
05:01
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207
Harp Okulu (Band of the Military Academy)
03:14
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208
Village musician, Kars
02:15
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209
Male singer with saz
02:28