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Santur (5)

 James
 31 Dec 2014
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http://jamesholdman.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/santur-taksim-metro-28dec14.mp3

Yet another santur, played on Istiklal Avenue.

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  Tagged music, street sounds, İstanbul, Okmeydanı, Istiklal, santur
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Kemençe (3)

 James
 30 Dec 2014
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http://jamesholdman.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/kemence-istiklal-26dec14.mp3

On Istiklal Avenue. For more about the kemençe, visit earlier posts here and here.

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  Tagged street sounds, İstanbul, Istiklal, kemençe
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Flute in Metro

 James
 29 Dec 2014
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http://jamesholdman.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/western-flute-taksim-metro-28dec14.mp3

A (Western) flute being played in one the pedestrian areas in the Taksim Metro station.

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  Tagged İstanbul, Beyoğlu, Taksim Metro, flute
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Bağlama and vocal

 James
 28 Dec 2014
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http://jamesholdman.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/voc-and-bağlama-osmanbey-metro-27dec14.mp3

Here’s a woman singing and accompanying herself on the bağlama in the Osmanbey Metro.

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  Tagged İstanbul, bağlama, Osmanbey Metro, Şişli
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Accordion on Çimen Sokak (3)

 James
 27 Dec 2014
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http://jamesholdman.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/another-accordion-in-the-neighborhood-19nov14.mp3

More accordion music heard in the neighborhood.

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  Tagged music, street sounds, İstanbul, Beyoğlu, accordion
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Santur (4)

 James
 26 Dec 2014
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http://jamesholdman.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/santur-taksim-metro-25dec14.mp3

It feels like it is raining santurs. This one was in the Taksim Metro pedestrian underpass.

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  Tagged İstanbul, Beyoğlu, santur, Taksim Metro
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Santur (3)

 James
 25 Dec 2014
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http://jamesholdman.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/santurci-istiklal-24dec14.mp3

Aren‘t we lucky, here’s another santur player on Istiklal Avenue. Earlier posts of santur players can be found here and here.

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  Tagged street sounds, İstanbul, Istiklal, Beyoğlu, santur
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Singers and accordion

 James
 24 Dec 2014
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http://jamesholdman.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/group-with-accordion-istiklal-19nov14.mp3

On Istiklal Avenue, of course.

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  Tagged street sounds, İstanbul, Istiklal, Beyoğlu, accordion
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No lack of clarinets

 James
 21 Dec 2014
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http://jamesholdman.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/clarinet-Istiklal-20dec14.mp3

On Istiklal Avenue.

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  Tagged music, street sounds, İstanbul, clarinet, Istiklal, Beyoğlu
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Didgeridu

 James
 20 Dec 2014
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http://jamesholdman.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/didgeridu-Istiklal-20dec14.mp3

Yes, a live didgeridu player on İstiklal Caddesi. The didgeridu is an instrument developed by the Aboriginal peoples of the northern part of (what is now) Australia.

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  Tagged music, street sounds, İstanbul, Istiklal, Beyoğlu, didgeridu
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