Ramadan drummer on a squareSIBA – A Visual Approach to Explore Everyday Life in Turkish and Yugoslav Cities, 1920s and 1930s Joël LászlóeditorCengiz KahramaneditorNataša MiškovićeditorMiddle Eastern Studies, University of BaselCentre for Information Modelling in the Humanities, University Grazo:siba.1128Cengiz Kahraman, IstanbulPrivate collectionBAYRAM - RAMAZAN DAVULCUSU - D 09J22Cengiz KahramanMusicArtsMusical InstrumentsArtsSocial Relationships and GroupsInterpersonal RelationsPovertySocial ProblemsRest Days and HolidaysRecreationPhotograph1925-1940unknownunknownA Ramadan drummer in breeches, wearing a patterned sweater under his jacket and a flat cap, is playing a large davul on a cobbled square. He is followed by a crowd of children of various ages. Some are watching him, while others are looking in the photographer’s direction. Passers-by watch the scene from the background.Photographs of Ramadan musicians were often printed on the first day of Ramadan celebrations. Ramadan drummers traditionally walk the streets to wake up the inhabitants in time for sahur, the last meal before sunrise and a day of fasting.Not specifiedNot specifiedTurkeyTurkeyIstanbul
MusicArtsMusical InstrumentsArtsSocial Relationships and GroupsInterpersonal RelationsPovertySocial ProblemsRest Days and HolidaysRecreation