Ortner-Roberts Duo/Terkisher

The Ortner-Roberts Duo performs at the Lincoln Theater in Foxburg, PA their arrangement of a terkisher.
Many of the recordings of Naftule Brandwein use the terksiher rhythm. This tango-like rhythm originated from the Greek syrto. Like other New York klezmorim, Brandwein probably performed such pieces when he played for the Greek community. Although the rhythm is of Greek origin, the melodies are purely Jewish.
This version of "the Terkisher" begins with a popular Greek-Turkish melody that can also be found in Sephardic as well as Ashkenazi repertoires. Naftule used this melody as the basis for his reording called "A Terk in America". This merges into another Sephardic piece called "Laner velz'sanim," which is recast as a blues rumba ala Professor Longhair, New Orleans rhythm and blues pianist and the 'Bach of Rock.' The blues rumba of 'Fess fits perfectly into the terkisher. It finally returns to Naftule's "Terk in America,", but the work is recast in the garb of a fugue. The piece concludes, as did the original recording, with a strain of Brandwein's own composition.

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[Erk4One]

it's turkish origin man!!! you should know this, it's not greek or sefarad music!! only turkish my friend!!!

[klezmerstride]

We know that the turkish title of this song is "Uskudar" or "Uskudara giderken," to which Naftule Brandwein has added a nice extra part (see the last part of our arrangement.) The Ladino song is derived from that but probably

Naftule never heard it. There is a very amusing film called "Whose is this

song?" by a Bulgarian anthropologist named Peeva, which travels around the

Balkans finding this tune.

A lot of different cultures claim to have invented it.

[szaszg]

@Erk4One

I think "Terkisher" means "The Turkish" in Jiddish. Hopefully this information helps.

[blandmobile]

Syrto-Tango-Blues-Rumba!

Syrto-Tango-Blues-Rumba!

It's one of the most incredible things I've ever heard!

Thanks for sharing!