Generally when I see a list of "songs every dancer should know" it's a list of the Egyptian classics. While I think it's a great idea for a Turkish Oryantal dancer to know some of these songs (you *will* end up at some point dancing with a band that plays only Arabic music), I thought I'd compile the corresponding list for Turkish dancers.

Each song below links to a single example. There are many, many recordings of these songs - choose the ones you like best.

• Nihavent Longa
• Rumeli karsilamasi
• Telegrafin Telleri
• Istamem Babacim
• Siseler
• Rampi Rampi
• Mastika
• Bir Demet Yasemin
• Üsküdara Gider Iken

 

Have Spotify? You can listen to a playlist of these songs here:
http://open.spotify.com/user/aslahan/playlist/2hCSLd9Pw6ch1mZNKMgTjO

 

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