Makam Music Magazine - Spring 2021

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Little did we know that the pandemic with which we met last spring, would affect our lives so radically and drastically. Undoubtedly, the majority were up for the idea “We will stay home for a while and then everything is going to be as it was before.” The reality, however, is way worse...

A year passed in terms of our coexistence with the covid-19. Social life was shut down, reopened, reclosed and now it is opened, again. From now on, on condition that social distance rules are taken seriously, everyone is free to go to restaurants, to cafes or even to malls. Nonetheless, people get used to use public transportation, aeroplanes or underground without social distancing rules. There is one reality in this process which is the infeasible state of listening to music even if we submit to the social distance rules. If for another while the current situation continues like that, it is going to be very late. Seeing ex-singers working in different sectors since their only income source had been shut down and they do not receive a salary will highly be likely. Even worse, this will probably end up losing an entire musically-qualified generation. Education of an artist is an arduous process so we must appreciate their worth. Our history demonstrates us with countless examples that having artists in our society is something priceless.

A fruitful issue is ready for the taking. The best sentence of this one belongs to Prof Dr Fazlı Arslan who says “Reading is the cornerstone of development.” We wish you would be able to switch to white pages that liberate our imagination from black screens which “formalise” our vision.

Makam Music Magazine Description:

Dear Readers,

Maybe, the most beautiful piece of art is music. It is the melodic life that begins inside a mother’s womb, an integral part of human nature. Music is the most beautiful common ground that brings people together.

The geography we live in has hosted a deep-rooted music history. At the same time, the states and the heads of these states also made a considerable amount of contribution to music. Especially during the periods of the Ottoman Empire and the Republic, the interest of the statesmen in music and some of them being seriously engaged in music, have ensured that this branch of art is supported and brought into the present with a unique richness. Thus, numerous musicians have created invaluable works of art. It is our duty of loyalty to our history to preserve these works of art, tell their value and transfer them to future generations.

On each page you will going to read, we have strived to establish a bridge between the fascinating mystery of the musical history and the colors of our day built on this deep-rooted history. Our magazine is prepared in both Turkish and English in order to contribute to its goal of telling the universal characteristic of the Turkish music to the whole world.

This is the magazine of all who set their hearts on music.

Very truly yours.