Masel - 7-15-2007 at 06:30 AM
Searching came up with mostly luthiers etc. I'm going to be in istanbul two nights (I think on the 19th and 20 not sure) then cappadocia. I want to
see some good fasil music and buy some good traditional music.
Help?
Thanks.
oudipoet - 7-15-2007 at 12:02 PM
hi masel
i am sure you will enjoy your time in istanbul i woudl recomend that u get some local help to find those places where they have live fasil music but
just to get an idea i know this web page which is http://www.meyhane.com/ this web page has a lot of populer place on it you can see some pict and get the adress but the page is in turkish i still
hope u will like the info just check it out and if u see anything that u like i would try to translate and get the adress for you ok? take care
Turkey
Marina - 7-15-2007 at 11:30 PM
I just love Istanbul, and I've been there a few times BUT!!! Be very careful with you belongings! Last time I was there at least 5 people from our
hotel got robbed (inclooding my mom 
when they were sightseeng the city!
John Erlich - 7-16-2007 at 06:15 PM
Shalom Masel,
The best CD shop in town for traditional music, I think, is at the top of Galip Dede St. in the Golden Horn. Galip Dede St. is the "music store"
street that runs close to Galata Tower. The shop is at the top of the street just before you reach Tünel.
Other Forum members probably know better than I do where to hear good traditional music. I quite accidentally heard a concert in the underground cafe
in the Byzantine water cistern, which is close to the Sultanahmet area.
Good luck!
Kol tuv,
John
Masel - 7-17-2007 at 12:17 AM
Thanks for the replies, I also got some good recommendations from my teacher, though still nothing on cappadocia. I understand turkey is full of music
so I'm sure I'll find something there too.
Bye
Jack_Campin - 7-17-2007 at 03:50 PM
The very best place for CDs isn't a shop, it's the vast mall at Unkapani (IMC Blok 6) which has storefronts and offices for all the Turkish record
companies. You could spend a day wandering round it. There is one shop that does nothing but Kurdish music, there's the HQ of the wonderful Kalan
Muzik, there are lots of bargain bins with the most of extraordinary stuff in them, and to keep you going the coffee stall at the lowest level does
the cheapest proper Turkish coffee in Istanbul.
It's just off the Ataturk Bulvari, beside the bridge. The other "Bloks" are full of things like kitchenware, furnishing textiles and carpeting.
There are also a couple of musical instrument shops (big, cheap and basic).
The place has all the atmosphere of a multistorey car park but if you have some idea what you want (i.e. can browse an entire building full of
monolingual Turkish labelling) it's the place to go.
John Erlich - 7-18-2007 at 10:31 AM
Hi Jack,
I think you are right about the place to buy recordings. I did try the musical instrument shops on Atatürk Bulvari and liked the Galip Dede stores
better.
Anyway, I am attaching an Istanbul street map with the locations of both Atatürk Bulvari and Galip Dede Caddesi noted. Sounds like Masel doesn't
have a lot of time to waste...
Best,
John
Masel - 7-18-2007 at 01:13 PM
Hey again, thanks for that!
pirsultan - 7-18-2007 at 03:23 PM
I have to agree that manufacturers market (IMC) at Unkapani is the best place if you are on a big buy up of CDs. I've just come back from Istanbul and
while I did not get a chance to get there this time (I'm pretty well stocked up with CDs for my interest and had no pressing need to go there) in the
past I have found the IMC the best and cheapest one stop place. Some time ago I bought a complete set of Ruhi Su CDs from the distributor for example.
There is also the considerable added bonus that when you have exhausted yourself going through the market you can take a short walk up the hill to
Vefa and have a couple of restorative glasses of boza at the Vefa Bozacisi (a mandatory stop for me whenever in Istanbul) http://www.vefa.com.tr/english/tarihce.htm Don't forget to get some roasted chickpeas from the leblebeci across the road to have with your boza!
Jack_Campin - 7-21-2007 at 01:50 PM
Vefa Bozacisi is *wonderful*! One of the few places in Istanbul that always has a quiet, calm atmosphere.
Anyone played their ud there? With all the tiles it would sound great.
BTW the arrow on the map is pointing at the floorings market - the CD building is just round the corner on Ragip Gumuspala Caddesi. Across the road
from that arrowhead is the Zeynel Abidin Cumbus shop, worth a visit itself.