Music of Other Cultures The Folk Music of Turkey
Location: Euroasian located in western Asia and southeastern Europe Population: 74 million Language: Turkish Religion: Islam
Turkish Folk Music Real life events Regional (weddings, funerals, special occasion, festivals) Regional (subject, feeling, instrumentation)
Baglama a plucked stringed instrument, sometimes called a saz http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46waNJJMn74
Kemenche a bottle-shaped lute or stave violin http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uIs-yMqCSk&feature=related
Traditional folk music for wedding dances Mevlana Celaleddin Rumi (1207-1273) was an Anatolian holy man who inspired humanity with his teachings on the subject of love. The most beautiful love, he said, was love of truth. His followers are known as the Mevlevi Order and music is an important component of the tradition.