Uşşak Saz Semai (Aziz Dede) - Murat Aydemir & Christos Barbas

In our recording session for "Book of Birds" with ‪@MuratAydemir‬, we recorded an alternative version of Uşşak Saz Semai and recorded it on video at the studio of ‪@seyirmuzik3501‬ Here it is, mixed by Dries Van Ende! Uşşak Saz Semai is the only composition in the album drawn from the older repertory of Ottoman Classical music, composed by Neyzen Aziz Dede (circa 1840 –1905). Aziz Dede was one of the great Ney players and composers of the 19th century. He was born in Üsküdar, Istanbul, and traveled in his twenties to Egypt, where he attended the Cairo Mevlevi Lodge and took up music classes; it was there that he also learned to play the Ney. He became a “Dede” after completing a thousand-and-one-day ascetic period, a tradition of the Mevlevi order. He was later appointed chief Ney player at important Mevlevi Lodges such as Galata, Üsküdar, and Bahariye. (From the album's liner notes) You can listen, download and buy the album here: https://li.sten.to/bookofbirds