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Caucassian folk

The British George Hewitt, who in 1974 visited Hacı Osman Köyü and made recordings with Esenç in Istanbul (See his website: http://georgehewitt.net) his account of his meetings in 1974 has been published — ‘Encounterng Ubykh(s)’, in Arxeologija i ètnografija pontijsko-kavkazskogo regiona 5, 195-204, 2016: Krasnodar; see also his ‘The labialised sibilants of Ubykh (North West Caucasian)’, in Revue des Etudes Géorgiennes et Caucasiennes, 2, 1986, 21-30)

George Hewitt's Ubykh recordings (Turkey, 1974)

Ubykh Recordings

Adiga Song   Magiri Kafe

This music is not composed by me. I only played it.

Щ1алэхэр Мэджэгухэ (The Guys Are Dancing)- Blan Jalouqa

N. Dzhindzholia - For You  on ABKHAZIA'S NATIONAL FOLK SONG AND DANCE ENSEMBLE OF MERIT

THE REPUBLIC OF ABKHAZIA'S NATIONAL FOLK SONG AND DANCE ENSEMBLE OF MERIT

M. Shamba - Mother Abkhazia

V. Chakmach-Ipa - I'm Looking For You

Islamey - Zafaq 01

Ruslan Katçiev 

Wainakh Khalhar Yiş 

Not: (Ama O; Karaçay Dansını çaldığını düşünüyor) 

Olsun... :D

Руслан Катчиев - Карачаевское попурри

Къафэ

Mahalli - Uzunyayla Djegu

Магомед Дзыбов Камилла

In the course of 6 weeks spent in Turkey in 1974, I made recordings of Circassian (mostly the Abzakh dialect but also some Shapsugh) in the Anatolian village of Demir Kapı and of Ubykh (mostly with Tevfik Esenç in Istanbul but also with some other elderly speakers in the village of Haci Osman Köyü). The recordings posted here represent a selection of those materials.

Hasan's Tale | 3 | Ubykh

Hasan's Tale | 2 | Ubykh

Hasan's Tale | 1 | Ubykh

Хатти - Адыгское попурри

02 - Sauch Hassan - Track 02

In the course of 6 weeks spent in Turkey in 1974, I made recordings of Circassian (mostly the Abzakh dialect but also some Shapsugh) in the Anatolian village of Demir Kapı and of Ubykh (mostly with Tevfik Esenç in Istanbul but also with some other elderly speakers in the village
of Haci Osman Köyü). The recordings posted here represent a selection of those materials.

www.georgehewitt.net

Hamit's tale in Ubykh - Tevfik Esenç

Hamit's tale in Turkish

Ubykh - Tevfik Esenç

Ubykh Sentences

Адыгэ Тхыдэ Euaz Zuber

The greeting to Sir Harold Bailey reads (roughly) as follows: ‘My dear friend Bailey. Though I have not seen you, I know you, having heard your name. I am greatly pleased that you work on languages and heartily value that. I send you my best greetings, and, taking your hand, clasp you to my bosom.’ 

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Turkey, Summer of 1974: http://georgehewitt.net/index.php/articles/linguistics/288

The greeting to Sir Harold Bailey by Tevfik Esenc

special thanx ahmad aiy the great composer who made this lovely intro for this music  ... 

Hamit's tale in Ubykh - Tevfik Esenç

B George Hewitt