Cemil Bey

Ottoman composer and tanbur player (1873-1916) · Turkey · On the map · Musicians · Died at 43

Tanburi Cemil Bey was an Ottoman tanbur, Turkish tambur, yaylı tambur, kemençe, and lavta virtuoso and composer, who has greatly contributed to the taksim genre in Ottoman classical music. His son, Mesut Cemil Bey, was an equally renowned Turkish tambur virtuoso.

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