Middle Eastern Songs and Dances for Children

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This first volume of Middle Eastern Songs and Dances for Children is designed for those who wish to learn about Middle Eastern cultures in the classroom or at home. Together with the companion guide Teacher's Guide to Middle Eastern Songs and Dances for Children, learn traditional folk dances, songs and activities from the Republic of Turkey. Turkey is a democracy whose citizens are primarily Islamic. It is part of the Near and Middle East and has territory in both Europe and Asia.

Middle Eastern Songs and Dances for Children features eleven traditional folk songs performed by the group ANATOLIA. ANATOLIA is a western Massachusetts-based group of talented musicians whose love and dedication to Middle Eastern music has earned them wide acclaim from both ethnomusicologists and audiences at sold-out performances. The CD explores the rich acoustic sounds of Middle Eastern folk music instruments including kanun (zither), baglama and buzuq (long neck lutes), divan sazi (large baglama), ud (short neck lute, also known as oud), klarnet (clarinet), keman (violin), bandir (also known as deff), riqq (tambourine), darbuka (dumbek), tabla, zills (finger cymbals) ,sipsi (single cane reed), zurna (double reed shawm), akordeon (accordion) and vocals.

ANATOLIA's first CD Folk Songs and Dance Music of Turkey and the Arab World was released in 1996. Lost Songs of Palestine was released in February, 2001. Middle Eastern Songs and Dances for Children was released in 2005.


You can now stream all songs exclusively and only at the Listening Room from Edward Hines Music: www.hinesmusic.com/avodsamples.html

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