Turkish Musician Shows How to Play the Yaybahar, His Mesmerizing, Newly-Invented Instrument

Turkish Musician Shows How to Play the Yaybahar, His Mesmerizing, Newly-Invented Instrument Turkish Musician Shows How to Play the Yaybahar, His Mesmerizing, Newly-Invented Instrument Sometime in the distant past, an attractive man was caught in a pinnacle sitting above the ocean. To interest himself, he constructed an enchanted instrument. It was built of wood and metal, yet seemed like something one may hear over amplifiers at the Tate, or maybe a vanguard sound establishment in Bushwick. The instrument was stunning, however so bulky, it was difficult to envision pressing it into a taxi. Thus the man gigged alone in the pinnacle sitting above the ocean. Pause. This is no fantasy. The performer, Görkem Şen, is genuine, just like his instrument, the Yaybahar. (Its name stays a secret to your non-Turkish-talking journalist. Google Translate was no assistance. Perhaps şen explains the name in the patter going before his ongoing TEDxReset execution… music is the main general here.) The Yaybahar looks like moderate figure, or a bit of vintage play area hardware. It has worried strings, wound springs and drum skins. Şen plays it with a bow, or a wrapped hammer, agilely exchanging between scattered explorations, folk music and Beethoven's Tribute to Joy. After numerous years, a passing sovereign or princess was entranced by the wonderful music that arrived at their ears from the pinnacle. The person overcame the briers to free Şen and his instrument. It's additionally conceivable that Şen enrolled two or three buddies to assist him with muscling the Yaybahar down the means, crying out when they bumped the valuable instrument into the dividers, attempting to get a not too bad grasp. No decent deed goes unrewarded. Finally, they left the limits of the pinnacle. Görkem Şen lifted his face toward the Turkish daylight. The Yaybahar remained in the sand. An aristocrat whom an abhorrent sorceress had transformed into a pooch hung out for some time before losing interest. The instrument resonated as energetically as could be. The spell was both broken and not. You can hear increasingly stable clasps of şen playing the Yaybahar beneath: Related Content: Ayun Halliday is a creator, homeschooler, and Chief Primatologist of the East Village Inky zine. Follow her @AyunHalliday