Sufi Music Concert & Whirling Dervish Ceremony (Istanbul, Turkey)

Description: Traditional dance ceremony from Istanbul.

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... world as we could certainly do with more of these sentiments. The music I have to be honest was a little dull, no catchy tunes to hum along to and in fact i found it all a bit discordant and found myself looking around the room whilst the concert was ...more

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Whirling Dervishes are not another sort of Twister (1527 words)
by - written on 07/06/09 (Very useful, 231 readings)
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The event I am reviewing takes place in Istanbul Turkey Sufi Music concert and Sema Ceremony - Sirkeci Train station - Event Hall Istanbul Tuesday and Saturday 7.30 - 8.30 pm SETTING THE SCENE: When I was a child my mother would always say we were rushing around like 'whirling dervishes' and I had always thought they were mini Twisters or cyclones. As I grew up I had decided in my brain that 'whirling dervishes' were armed swordsmen who fought by whirling their weapons but i'd not really thought much more deeply about who or what they were until we saw an advert for 'Whirling Dervishes' near our hotel in Istanbul. They were ... Read the complete review

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