Sufi Music

The Ottoman History lecture series at the Museum of Islamic Art ( http://www.islamicart.co.il/en/ )was capped by a concert of Sufi and other Turkish music. Once again Yinom Muallem (http://jerusalemblog.blogspot.com/2008/01/yinon-muallem.html ) on percussion fascinated me though Eyal Sela's commentary was very interesting. The music that he, Muallem, and Ariel Kassis made together was entrancing. Sela played two unfamiliar wind instruments. Kassis played the kanoune (a kind of dulcimer). Orit Sukari danced gracefully, including demonstrating Dervish turns.

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