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Musicians Mobile Show - Discovering The Kanun with Wepa Ylyas

Discovering The Kanun with Wepa Ylyas

07/02/21 • 15 min

Musicians Mobile Show

In this episode of the Musicians Mobile Show, we learn about the Kanun, a stringed instrument of Turkish folklore music, from artist Wepa Ylyas, who finds ways to take traditional sounds into the future.

Highlights include:

-how the instrument is tuned

-incredible demonstrations of the Kanun in action
Follow Wepa on Instagram at @wepaylyas

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In this episode of the Musicians Mobile Show, we learn about the Kanun, a stringed instrument of Turkish folklore music, from artist Wepa Ylyas, who finds ways to take traditional sounds into the future.

Highlights include:

-how the instrument is tuned

-incredible demonstrations of the Kanun in action
Follow Wepa on Instagram at @wepaylyas

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