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The Middle Eastern songs are generally categorized by the country of origin of the music either into Arabic songs or Turkish songs or Persian songs. The karsilama which is the (9/8) rhythm is generally considered to be of the Turkish origin.
This rhythm can also be found in the songs of certain other countries that were conquered by the Ottoman Empire. These countries were Greece and Armenia. This classification of the Turkish songs can make a very exciting, dramatic finale to the performance of a belly dancer.
"Çadirimin Üstüne Ship Dedi" is also known as Rompi Rompi. This is a very famous traditional Turkish song. Most times, if a band of live musicians is asked to play a karsilama which is not specified by a particular song name, then the chances are strong that this is most likely Turkish song that they will choose to play.
This Turkish song also appears on many recordings of music that is meant for belly dancing. "Dere Geliyor" is another traditional Turkish song. This song is a very old Turkish folk song.
Surprisingly the musicians have not used this Turkish song very often and it also does not appear on too many recordings of music. Not all the Turkish songs use the 9/8 rhythm.
There are two more very well-known Turkish songs: Shisheler is a traditional Turkish song which uses a 2/4 rhythm known as ayyoub or ayoob. Bir Demet Yasemen is a beautiful Turkish song that is perfectly suitable for veil work. At times this Turkish song appears under the name of Sali.
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