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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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Still more fish

 James
 27 Dec 2014
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These are images from a glass art mural done by middle school kids. The mural is in one of the pedestrian areas of the Taksim Metro. Here is what the whole mural looks like:

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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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Cümbüş (3)

 James
 15 Dec 2014
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http://jamesholdman.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/cümbüş-vox-Taksim-Metro-15dec14.mp3

This gentleman was singing and playing çümbüş in the Taksim Metro pedestrian underpass. More on this uniquely Turkish instrument here.

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Guitar in metro

 James
 14 Dec 2014
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http://jamesholdman.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/classical-guitar-Taksim-metro-14dec14.mp3

A classical guitarist plays in the Taksim metro.

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More metro music

 James
 9 Dec 2014
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http://jamesholdman.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/guit-and-clar-taksim-metro-4dec14.mp3

Clarinet and guitar heard in the Taksim Metro (M2) pedestrian underpass.

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Song in the Metro

 James
 2 Dec 2014
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http://jamesholdman.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/tar-vox-tamb-Taksim-metro-2dec14.mp3

A nice vocal duo in the Taksim Metro pedestrian underpass. The instrument is a tar. Find more links about the tar in this previous post.

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  Tagged music, İstanbul, Taksim Metro, street music
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