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Aşık Veysel
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Of the aşıks, or minstrels, that lived in Anatolia during the past century. Aşık Veysel is one of the most reknown and often spoken of.
The 1920s and 30s are years in which the aşık tradition present over Anatolia, due to changing socio-political and economic conditions, entered a new ...
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Aşık Veysel
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Of the âşıks, or minstrels, that lived In Anatolia during the past century / Âşık Veysel is one of the most reknown and often spoken of.
The 1920s and 30s are years in which the âşık tradition present over Anatolia / due to changing socio-political and economic conditions, entered a new and ...
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Aşık Veysel's Life
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Âşık Veysel (Şatıroğlu) was born in may Âşık Veysel (Şatıroğlu) was born in may of 1894 in Sivrialan village, in Şarkışla county of Sivas province. Up until the age of seven, Veysel ran, played, laughed... Shortly after that, a smallpox epidemic threw his village into terror, and struck Veysel ...
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The Aşık Tradition and Aşık Veysel
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The Âşıks, who we we come across in every corner of Anatolia with saz in hand, lyrics on their tongues, singing their own or others' deyiş, are a type of local artist that in our day as in the past, work to fulfill the mission they have taken on, or perhaps have put upon them. In bygone eras, those ...
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His Art and Works
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Certain characteristics typical of the Anatolia âşıks are absent in Veysel. For example, Veysel did not use atlfma (competition between âşıks), he didn't sing in the leb-defjmez (open-mouthed - "lips not touching") style, he wasn't brought out by a master as the result of a dream vision. But he ...
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Production Team
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Production:Hasan Saltik
Mastering:Riza Okcu
Graphic Design:Ihsan Eroglu
Photograph:Ara Guler
Editing:Riza Okcu
Paintings:Orhan Peker
Paintings:Rahmi Pehlivanli
Prepeared by:Melih Duygulu
English Translation:Bob Beer
LP Archives:Kubilay Dokmetas
Photograph Archive:Ulas Ozdemir
Production:Kalan Muzik
Mastering:Kalan Muzik
Printing:FRS Matbaacilik
Editing:Kalan Muzik
Photograph Archive:Hurriyet Gazetesi
Photograph Archive:Cumhuriyet Gazetesi
Sound and Visual Archives:Kalan Muzik
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