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"Music of Turkey" was recorded live during a concert presented at the University of Maryland in April, 1989. The Necdet Yasar Ensemble includes Necdet Yasar on tanbur (on the right of the CD cover photo), Nurettin Celik (voice), Ahmet Meter on kanun (second instrument on the left), Hasan Esen on kemence (the instrument in the center), Feridun Ozgoren on bendir (the instrument on the left), guest artist Munir Nurettin Beken (ud). We will briefly review Necdet Yasar and Munir Nurettin Beken.

"Necdet Yasar is acknowledged as the grand master of Turkish tanbur, the leading instrument of Turkish makam music ... He has performed with all of Turkey's finest makam musicians, including Niyazi Sayin and Ihsan Ozgen, with whom he formed a famous trio in the 1970's. He has toured the world as a concert performer, and was twice a resident artist in the Program in Ethnomusicology at the University of Washington in Seattle. He has often served as an unofficial cultural ambassador of Europe, America and East Asia. He is the founder and director of the Istanbul State Turkish Music Ensemble." (written by Walter Feldman, from CD's program notes)

Munir Nurettin Beken is a leading performer on the ud. He is currently teaching at the University of Maryland.

Music of the World released "Music of Turkey" in 1992. You can see their catalog and purchase this CD at their web-site. You can also find this CD in some of the on-line distributors, we have links to these distributors on our "Oud CDs" page.

Udi Yorgo Bacanos:
1900-1977

Munir Nurettin Beken:
The Art of the Turkish Ud

Cinucen Tanrikorur:
Fasil

Udi Hrant:
Udi Hrant Kenkulian

Cinucen Tanrikorur:
Turquie

Udi Hrant:
The Early Recordings vol. 1

Necdet Yasar Ensemble:
Music of Turkey

Udi Hrant:
The Early Recordings vol. 2

Vedad Gencturk:
L'art du ud Turc

Bezmara:
The Splendours of Topkapi

Necati Celik:
Yasemin

Fasl:
Musique de l'Empire Ottoman

Kudsi Erguner Ensemble:
Tatyos Efendi