Bağlama in İstanbul – Musical streets…

zic5In the district of Galata near Taksim Square in Istanbul, Galip Dede Street is a serie of shops and music workshops. You can find guitars, pianos and also cymbals manufactured by Armenians or the saz, ney, oud, the laouto, daf …

The atmosphere is friendly and sellers love to share their music with customers or passing travelers.
Traditionally, Turkish music is transmitted without notation. This technique of memory-based or « by heart » learning is called the Mesk. zic4

 

Mısır Çarsısı – Bazar Egyptien d’Istanbul ou le marché aux épices

bazaar2En plein centre de la mégapole Turque, les allées couvertes et les ruelles adjacentes regorgent de vendeurs d’épices. Senteurs d’orient ou parfums de safran, le Mısır Çarsısı  n’est pas qu’un lieu touristique, de nombreux stambouilotes viennent s’approvisionner dans ce temple des épices.