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Bozlaks Will Be Sung In İstanbul 04/01/2011

Bozlaks which are the best examples of Abdal music will be singed in the concert of İstanbul Public Chorus of Folk Music In Zeytinburnu Culture and Art Center. There will be some other folk songs in the concert program besides Bozlaks which were inherited from generation to generation by great Abdal minstrels like Muharrrem Ertaş, Neşet Ertaş, Hacı Taşan.

The concert will start at 20.00 o'clock in January 26th, 2012 in Zeytinburnu Culture and Art Center. İstanbul Public Chorus of Folk Music will make a contribution to the promotion of Abdal culture in the concert named as "Voice of the Step: Our Abdals".

Abdals who have a considerable population among peoples identified as Gypsy by surrounding communities in Anatolia have had an important influence on surviving of Bozlak culture for centuries. Abdal community who are believed to be originated from central Asia have sung central Asian songs like Bozlaks in Anatolia for centuries.

Source: Zeytinburnu Municipality

Bozlak of Afşar Tribe-Muharrem Ertaş