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Haydar Haydar is a well known traditional mystical Turkish folk song. The lyrics of the song come from "a poem by 17th century Alevi-Bektashi poet Kul Nesîmî that vocalizes an internal struggle with God."
Torkian composes music and plays several instruments, including the Iranian tar, the Turkish saz, and the GuitarViol, an electric guitar-like instrument that uses a bow and is adapted from a 14th-century instrument. [2] Several of the lyrics in his songs draw on or include traditional Middle-Eastern prayers, songs or chants. [3]
Saz Sound The bağlama or saz is a family of plucked string instruments and long-necked lutes used in Ottoman classical music , Turkish folk music , Turkish Arabesque music , Azerbaijani music , Bosnian music ( Sevdalinka ), Kurdish music , and Armenian music .
With lyrics, and incorporating an English adaptation by Stella Lee, in 1953 the song was recorded in the USA as "Uska Dara - A Turkish Tale / Two Lovers" by Eydie Gormé [6] and Eartha Kitt. [7] The interpretation of the internationally known vocal star Eartha Kitt, accompanied by an instrumental set, could be based on that of Safiye Ayla.
Veysel's opinion that folk music was intrinsically and inseparably connected to the land even extended into Turkish music played on Turkish instruments, by Turkish musicians; once asked to listen to another musician play a folk song on the saz, Veysel commented that whilst the song was still beautiful, it had been removed from its homeland in ...
Prince Dimitrie Cantemir: Theorist and Composer of Turkish music. Pan Books. ISBN 975-7652-82-2. Signell, Karl (1977). Makam: Modal practice in Turkish Art Music. Asian Music Publications. ISBN 0-306-76248-X. Stokes, Martin (2010). The Republic of Love: Cultural Intimacy in Turkish Popular Music. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0-226-77505-0.
Arabesque (Turkish: Arabesk) is a style of Turkish music popular in Turkey, the Balkans, the Caucasus, the Middle East, and Eastern Europe. The genre was particularly popular in Turkey from the 1960s through the 2000s. Its aesthetics have evolved over the decades and into the 2010s. It often includes the bağlama and Middle Eastern music.
Uzun İnce Bir Yoldayım, translated to English: "I Walk On A Long And Narrow Road" is one of Aşık Veysel's best known works and is still popular among fans of Turkish folk music. [ 1 ] See also