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THE STREET - TURKEY - INSTRUMENTS
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KemençeThe Kemençe
Is there a competition for the strangest looking string instrument in Turkey? Shepherds originally played the Kemance, and it has just 3 strings
Listen (00'44) to 'Haunted Mountain' from Authentic Turkey, The Islamic World 1 (SAS 024)
UdThe Ud
Has someone bent the neck on this guitar? The ud has 11 strings
Listen (00'43) to 'Le Retour des champs' from Turquie, by Cinuçen Tanrikorur (Ocora C 580045)
SazThe Saz
A Saz has a very long neck with 7 strings
Listen (00'45) to 'Hot Turkey' by Daghan Baydur and Richard Thomas from Turkey and Greece, A Traveller's Companion (KPM 76 CD)



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