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The Istanbulator: March 2009
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Monday, March 23, 2009. Busy Week Happy Nevruz. Well worn from a busy week, I'm happy to report another 4 taksim recordings (by udi Mehmet Emin Bitmez. And neyi Eymen Gürtan. And 8 analyses (by the same, and by tanburi Özer Özel. And a meeting with kemençe. Not to mention further adventures with luthiers Mustafa. Had to postpone a recording session with tanburi Murat Aydemir. And neyi Salih Bilgin. But that's a-coming, as well as one with yaylı tanbur player Vasfi Akyol. And I joined ney. PS I'm just gue...
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Sinan Erdemsel | Oud
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Shaped stringed instrument commonly used in Arabic. Classical, and Spanish Andalusian. And Middle Eastern music. Construction of the oud is similar to that of the lute. The modern oud and the European lute. Both descend from a common ancestor via diverging paths. The oud is readily distinguished from the lute by its lack of frets. And smaller neck. Alongside the lute, it is considered an ancestor of the guitar. The origin of the name oud. And its etymological cousin, lute. Research by Eckhard Neubauer.
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The Istanbulator: June 2009
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Sunday, June 7, 2009. Architect/tanburi Firuz Akın Han and I enjoying a Sunday afternoon,. Aka "research." Photo by udi Mehmet Emin Bitmez. As our man Heraclitus said, ". Two persons performed on two different instruments each, so there are 29 performers even though this adds up to 31.). Even got some playing in; mostly (Turkish) classical pieces, a couple of my own, and plenty of taksim-s at Molly's Café near the Galata Tower. And picked up a yaylı tanbur. The same scene from a different angle.).
