This is a 500-year-old song that carries both Turkish and Arabic elements. UNIDENTIFIED GROUP: (Singing in non-English language). CHANG: It's being taught in southern Turkey by Syrian classical ...

Neşet Ertaş was a legendary Turkish folk musician, singer, and poet who was known for his deep, emotional songs that captured the spirit of Anatolian folk music. His music was rooted in the Bozlak ...

Founded by refugee musicians, a music institute in Southern Turkey tries to revive forgotten Syrian classics and integrate Turkish and Syrian cultures with music the two have shared for centuries.

This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. FATMA TANIS, BYLINE: On a weekday ...