Tahir Aydogdu Ensemble is a musical ensemble formed around the string virtuose Tahir Aydogdu. Aydogdu (1959) is able to create a cascade of notes with his kanun (Turkish zither). With his ensemble he brings to life jewels of classical Turkish music. The music they play is extremely varied: from pure classical music, Sufi music, folk music to jazz. Aydogdu has worked for eight years with the Modern Folk Üçlüsü and they have performed in places such as Italy, Pakistan, Malaysia, Russia, China and the United States. Alongside his work as a musician Aydogdu loves to write about music in general and especially about the kanun . He also teaches and since 1997 is head of the Turkish Classical music department of the radio station Ankara State Radio.
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