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They released a four volume series on the Traditional Crossroads label:
  • ''Music of the Sultans, Sufis & Seraglio, Vol. 1 - Sultan Composers''

  • Consisting of songs and pieces composed by imperial sultans over five centuries.

  • ''Music of the Sultans, Sufis & Seraglio, Vol. 2 - Music of the Dancing Boys''

  • Consisting of songs sung originally sung by köçek dancers, Cross-dress ed young male entertainers.

  • ''Music of the Sultans, Sufis & Seraglio, Vol. 3 - Minority Composers''

  • Consisting of songs and pieces composed by Armenian, Greek, and Jewish composers, including relatively recent pieces.

  • ''Music of the Sultans, Sufis & Seraglio, Vol. 4 - Ottoman Suite''

  • Consisting of a Suite , or Fasil , constructed Improvisatorily from different compositions all in the Mode , or Makam , Segâh, followed by a few examples of Sarki .



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