Asian music

A music teacher has formed a band with her young disciples, who are new to the world of music, in the eastern province of Şırnak's Uludere district, teaching them to play an instrument of their choice and taking them on a musical ride.

Nearly half a century since his passing, Aşık Veysel, a torchbearer of Turkish folk poetry bard culture is still remembered for his verses championing peace, harmony, and unity in society.

A 27-year-old Turkish man has strummed his saz, a traditional stringed musical instrument also known as "bağlama," at one of the base camps of Mount Everest.

When Levent Kömür, the new CEO of Mey group, raised his glass to all the women on the table, it was a memorable moment marking the end of a long neglected recognition.

A one-year-old baby’s head became stuck in a darbuka, a traditional drum, while he was playing it in Istanbul on Jan. 9.

Local act Gravitysays_i - comprising Manos Paterakis (vocals, santur, guitar), Nikos Retsos (drums, synths), Mampre Kasardjian (bass), Nikos Sotiropoulos (guitar), Costas Stergiou (keyboards) and Vangelis Κatsarelis (trumpet) - is making one of its rare live appearances at Six Dogs on Friday, December 22. The conceptual rock-folk band will be playing a career-spanning set, starting at 9 p.m.

The Greek musical genre rebetiko was inscribed on UNESCO's 2017 representative list of Intangible Cultural Heritage during its annual meeting held in Jeju, Korea, Ekathimerini reported.

Aselsan has its eye on the Southeast Asian market, according to the Turkish defense giant’s Deputy General Manager Mustafa Kaval.

A group of musicians in the southeastern province of Diyarbakır have launched a protest on receiving fake foreign currency notes as tips while playing at weddings and have demanded to be paid regular wages by wedding organizers.

Takim, a folk music ensemble comprising, lute, clarinet, violin, percussion, bass and traditional instruments such as the oud and qanun, has been invited to perform at the Greek Festival on Wednesday, June 14, in the Garden D area of the Pireos 260 venue, starting at 9 p.m.