Part of the Music of the Earth CD series.

An introduction to the traditional sounds of Istanbul - the cultural crossroad of Turkey, where East meets West. The beauty and passion of the asik's narrative songs, recordings of traditional instrumental solos (on the kanun, kemence, 'ud and yayla tanbur) and examples of the complex, microtonal classical music of the region are captured on 15 tracks.
68 minutes of music, along with translated lyrics and detailed notes on Turkish musical forms.