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Some of the NEY virtuosos of Turkey:
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Ney, made from Hatay bamboo is not only one of the oldest instruments of the world but is one of the foremost wind instruments used in Turkish classical and semi-classical music even today. Its antecedents can be traced to the wall paintings on the tombs of the pharoahs in Egypt and at excavations in Ur in Iraq.

The Ottomans took it to levels of great musical heights and today this humble reed flute is imperative to the assemblge of true Turkish music.

Sufi and Dervish music is strognly linked to the hypnotic sound of the ney, as it transports the spirit to the higher realm. It is known to be not only musically but also spiritually designed for the soul. Seen at the Mevlevi Dervish ceremonies , the swirling movements replicate the sound of the soul stirred to dizzying heights of connect with the higher soul.

It is also meant to depict the yearning of the reed to unite with the reed bed similar to man's need to unite with God. The Mevlevi Sufi belief of music as a the language of the soul that cleanses with its purity find expressing in the sounds of the Ney. It is also an integral part of "Fasil" or Turkish art music.

Neyzen Tevfik Kolayali is credited with the creation of some of the most soul searching poetry of modern Turkey imbued with common sense prevailing over primitive social morality and the blending of the sound of ney with progressive thought on modern day Turkey.

The instrument truly represents the artistry of the modern classical with the experimental sounds of today where in a large repertoire of ney musicians .

The ney continues to grab attention the world over with the revival of Sufi music . It is grown beyond its humble beginnings to become the representative of the sound of new world music.

Other Turkish Instruments:
Baglama

Classic Kemence

Karadeniz Kemence

Tar

Kanun

Darbuka

Tambur

Zurna

Ney

Tulum

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Some of the NEY virtuosos of Turkey: (Click the names for videos of them.)

NEY | Turkish Folk Instruments.

Some of the NEY virtuosos of Turkey:
(Click the names for videos of them.)