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Osmanbey Metro

Osmanbey Metro

 James
 28 Dec 2014
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This tile mural is on the wall of the train tunnel. An area not too far from Osmanbey was used as an archery grounds for the sultans in the early Ottoman empire. Maybe this mural refers to that, I really don’t know for sure. It is kind of dimly lit on the far side of the tracks, but you get the idea.

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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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More metro music

 James
 4 Nov 2014
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http://jamesholdman.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/guit-bağlama-ses-osmanbey-metro-30oct14.mp3

Music from the Osmanbey metro station pedestrian tunnel, in Şişli.

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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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