Murat Aydemir is one of Turkey’s finest Tanbur players. Both Ney and Tanbur are highly estimated in Sufi and Classical music. Ney & Tanbur duet is an ideal vehicle where the music of classical “Makam” can be fully and freely expressed. Challenging as they might be as instruments, they offer an unique soundscape where all the richness and minute details of this living musical tradition can be heard.

The duet is focusing on this musical tradition while it enriches it with modern compositions and improvisations. Their first album “The Mountain & The Tree” features six original compositions by Murat Aydemir, Ross Daly & Christos Barbas with guest musicians Bora Uymaz singing and Isabel Martin on percussion while they are preparing their second album to be released in early 2025.

Murat Aydemir, apart from being a real virtuoso on his instrument, is also an excellent connoisseur on the Theory of Music. He has written and published a book, a comprehensive guide on the makams, which widely considered to be the best and well explained book on this subject. You can check his book here (english version) and here (translated to greek by Sophia Kompotiati).