"Üsküdar was a city on the Asian side of the Bosphorus opposite ancient Constantinople/Istanbul. The tune associated with this song is a traditional Sephardic tune from the Jewish heritage of Arabo-Islamic Andalucía dating back some eight centuries ago. The tune made its way into the Islamic, Sufi and even nationalist numerous countries in the world. I personally heard Sufi chants in Cairo as well as a song from the nationalist heritage (early 1900s) of Egyptian played to these tunes. I also introduced the Sufi chant (and hence the tune) to the Sufi Tekje in Blagaj (near Mostar, Bosnia) during a Sufi dhikr session in the mystical Tekje." youtube/watch?v=_OMh0u-ir9w
Posted on: Mon, 23 Sep 2013 13:48:32 +0000
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