Sufi Music from Turkey

by Tahir Aydogdu

Overview

Sufi music is known mostly through the music of Pakistani singers Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan or the Sabri Brothers, to cite just these names. Lately, Sufi music from other Middle Eastern countries has become available, showing a wide diversity of styles in this music. This release presents Sufi music from Turkey. Two forms of Sufi music are found: unaccompanied voice heard in a mosque and instrumental music, also accompanying voice, heard in a Sufi convent. The music heard on this CD also accompanies the whirling dance of the Whirling Dervishes of the Mevlevis. The ensemble on this CD is led by two well-known Turkish musicians, Tahir Aydogdu on kanun and Cevikoglu Timucin on kuduem and vocals. Both musicians have toured the world, and are regularly performing on radio. The instruments found on this CD are the kanun, a plucked box zither; the kuduem, a small kettledrum; the bendir, a frame drum; the ud, the Arabic lute; the tanbur, a long-necked lute; the kemence, a short-necked fiddle; a halile, Turkish cymbals; and a ney, the Arabic flute. A Western cello has also become part of the ensemble. This excellent CD is a real discovery! ~ Bruno Deschenes

Product Details

Release Date:	01/07/2003
Label:	Arc Music
UPC:	0743037174121
Rank:	151339

Tracks

1. Ney Improvisation in Makam D¿¿g¿¿h  - Tahir Aydogdu
2. Il¿¿hi (Hymn) In Makam D¿¿g¿¿h  - Tahir Aydogdu
3. Ney Improvisation in Makam H¿¿seyni  - Tahir Aydogdu
4. Nefes in Makams H¿¿seyni and Ussak: Esma Zikri in Makam Ussak  - Tahir Aydogdu
5. Kanun Improvisation in Makam Ussak  - Tahir Aydogdu
6. Il¿¿hi (Hymn) In Makam Ussak  - Tahir Aydogdu
7. Improvisation With Kanun, Ney and Ud  - Tahir Aydogdu
8. Modulation (Perde Kaldirma) In the Makams: Saba, Seg¿¿h, Rast, ...  - Tahir Aydogdu
9. Ney Improvisation in Makam Saba  - Tahir Aydogdu
10. Il¿¿his (Hymns) In Makam Saba  - Tahir Aydogdu
11. Ud Improvisation in Makam Hicaz  - Tahir Aydogdu
12. Il¿¿his (Hymns) In Makam Hicaz  - Tahir Aydogdu
13. Sabah Salatt in Makam Dilkesaveran  - Tahir Aydogdu
14. Kemen¿¿e Improvisation in Makam Seg¿¿h  - Tahir Aydogdu
15. Tekbir in Makam Segah: Salat-T ¿¿mmiye in Makam Seg¿¿h/Niyaz Ilahisi ...  - Tahir Aydogdu  - Sultan Veled
16. Tanbur Improvisation in Makam H¿¿zzam  - Tahir Aydogdu
17. Il¿¿hi (Hymn) In Makam H¿¿zzam  - Tahir Aydogdu  -  Cemali
18. Improvisation in Makam Rast: Sugl in Makam Rast, Sugl in Makam Rast  - Tahir Aydogdu  - Zekai Dede

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Tahir Aydogdu   Primary Artist,Kanun

Technical Credits

Diz Heller   Pre-Mastering,Liner Notes
Hueseyin Tuerkmenler   Producer
Jesse Reuben Wilson   Cover Design
Barbara Papadopoulos   Typesetting,Layout Design
Cemali   Composer
Sultan Veled   Composer
Tahir Aydogdu   Mixing,Liner Notes,Artistic Director
Zekai Dede   Composer