Discovering The Kanun with Wepa Ylyas

07/02/21 • 15 min

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

Highlights include:

-how the instrument is tuned

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

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The Bulgarian Folkloric Instrument-Gadulka with Hristina Beleva

The gadulka is a stringed instrument of Bulgarian folkloric tradition. Today we will learn about this unique instrument from a premier gadulka player, Hristina Beleva. She has played with the Folk Orchestra of the Bulgarian National Radio and the National Folklore Ensemble Philip Koutev. Hristina weaves her soulful gadulka playing in folkloric and modern musical contexts such as jazz, funk, and rock.

In this episode, we learn:

the basics of how the Gadulka is played and tuned
some traditional forms of the Bulgarian folklore music
how music has helped Hristina connect with a global community

Learn more about Hristina at @hristina_beleva and at:

www.hristinabeleva.com

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