Music of Turkey
For my last blog I really wanted to expand into something I've never really looked into before. So, we're going to be looking into some Turkish folk music! Turkish music is like, the ultimate example of syncretism. Taking aspects from Islam, Persian, Byzantine, and Balkan cultures, Turkish music has become it's own unique staple to the culture of it's people. The music of rural Turkey is more on the folk side, performed by a vast variety of just, people telling life experiences. The music is performed by both men and women (which is awesome!) but by two specific sources. The first of those so urces being Türkü singers, who perform songs at gatherings of all types. Their songs are usually repetitive, but the singers incorporate their own words and aspects that make the songs unique to them. However, these songs usually remain anonymous. The second s ource are the aşıks, who create their own ...
