Listen to the Cries: Siya Siyabend and "Hayyam"

Today's random tune is actually an except from a documentary about Istanbul, Turkey called Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul. The group performing the song is Siya Siyabend, a project started in 1996 and now consisting of three musicians - Hakan Özboz, Memduh Özdemir and Murat Toktaş. They have apparently never released an album. However, this song, Hayyam, can be heard on the soundtrack to Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul, released in 2006, and there are various YouTube videos that include longer versions of the song like the one below. The song appears to address those in power who do not want to see or know or hear the cries of those in need.



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Source: https://youtu.be/H0JTGAcACuk