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Kanun in the metro

 James
 30 Oct 2014
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http://jamesholdman.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/kanun-osmanbey-metro-30oct14.mp3

A kanun player was playing in the pedestrian tunnels of the Osmanbey Metro in Şişli. The kanun is a type of plucked zither found in Turkey, parts of Central Asia, parts of Eastern Europe, North Africa and the Middle East.

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  Tagged İstanbul, Turkish music, kanun, Osmanbey Metro
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