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 James
 18 Dec 2014
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http://jamesholdman.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/ney-and-vox-şişli-mecidiyeköy-18dec14.mp3

A person playing ney and singing in the Şişli-Mecidiyeköy Metro underground passageways.

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  Tagged İstanbul, ney, Turkish music, Şişli, Mecidiyeköy
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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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  Tagged İstanbul, cümbüş, Turkish music, Taksim Metro
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Crowd and kemençe

 James
 12 Dec 2014
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http://jamesholdman.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/crowd-with-kemenche-istiklal-11dec14.mp3

A small crowd at night singing along with a kemençe player. Where else but İstiklal Caddesi, Beyoğlu?

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  Tagged street sounds, İstanbul, Istiklal, Beyoğlu, kemençe, Turkish music
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Türkü

 James
 12 Nov 2014
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http://jamesholdman.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Türkü-evi-Taksim-3nov14.mp3

Türkü is Turkish music coming from a folk tradition, rather than Turkish art music, which developed during the Ottoman rule. This music is coming from a club, as heard on the street. Yes, the club is in the Istiklal Avenue area. Yes, the instrument is a bağlama.

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  Tagged İstanbul, Türkü, Istiklal, Turkish music
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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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İsmail Tunçbilek

 James
 25 Oct 2014
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Another excellent contemporary bağlama player. This is a taksim (improvisation) on electric bağlama.

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  Tagged bağlama, İsmail Tunçbilek, Turkish music
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