It's the Breath: Mercan Dede and "Souffle"

Turkish-French and Sufi-influenced musician Mercan Dede performs today's random tune. Also known as DJ Arkin Allen, Dede is a composer, player of the ney (a Turkish flute) and the bendir (a hand drum). He fuses traditional Turkish acoustic music and other eastern styles with electronic sounds, horns, dance beats and his Sufi spirituality. This song, Souffle, is from his 2007 CD Nefes (Breath). While it is easy to associate the song's title with a cakey savory or sweet, in medicine souffle actually refers the breath.

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Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercan_Dede