Moscow hosts Turkic music instruments' concert

By Tugrul Cam

ANKARA (AA) - Turkish music was introduced on Tuesday to an audience at an international festival in Moscow.

Instruments like dombra, a long-necked Kazakh lute; iklig, a three-string musical instrument; uc telli, a three-stringed baglama; kengirge, a Tuvan large double-sided drum; and saz, a Turkish long neck lute were played by Turkish World Music Group singer Irfan Gurdal and rhythm performer Samil Ersoz.

Artists introduced the instruments with historical backgrounds and the audience was impressed by the performances.

Yunus Emre Institute will organize a session on 'Turkish Sufi-thinking and Ney' with the participation of Gazi University lecturer Mustafa Tatci, author Leyla Ipekci and ney performer Hakan Alvan on Thursday to introduce 'ney' (an end-blown flute) which is the dominant instrument in Sufi circles.

* Writing by Havva Kara Aydin