Necdet Yaşar

Necdet Yaşar (; 1930 - October 24, 2017) was a Turkish tanbur lute player and teacher. A founding member of the Istanbul State Turkish Music Ensemble, he performed throughout the world as a cultural ambassador for Turkey and taught twice at the University of Washington (USA).UW dept. of ethnomusicology, "Visiting Artists by Country" at Washington.edu In 1991, the Turkish government awarded him the title of "National Artist".
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