Artist Info: Hayri Dev

Hayri Dev, the shepherd of Masıt Village, preserves the tradition of Aegean music with the instruments he makes himself and his students. Dev performed his signature melodies on stage in Paris and then was featured in an award-winning documentary.

There’s a village in Denizli called Masıt. The greatest form of entertainment for the village-folk who make a living by herding goats is playing and singing their traditional music with the three-stringed lute, the pine pipe and the Cypriot violin. [read more...]