Drum-zurna tradition in Gaziantep music culture

It is known that the davul and zurna tradition has a very important place in Gaziantep music culture in events such as weddings, henna, etc. It is seen that there are many reasons why these instruments attract attention in Gaziantep region, as in most regions of Anatolia, and why they are at the center of traditional performance environments such as weddings. It has been observed that the performance of davul and zurna instruments in folk events is undertaken by Abdals in Gaziantep region as in most regions. The Abdals, who make their living by performing the davul-zurna within the framework of their traditions, have been affected by the reflection of the urbanization that has emerged over time and the ever-changing perception of music among the people associated with it on the tradition. For this reason, it has been seen as a deficiency that there has not been a study that takes into account the transformation of the davul-zurna tradition today and the perspective of performing in this field in Gaziantep region before. In this qualitative field study, in order to address the davul and zurna tradition in Gaziantep region in detail and to reveal this situation with more concrete data, nine davul and zurna performers who are known in Gaziantep region, who have a good command of traditions, and who have contributed to the region with their performances and art were interviewed with the snowball technique. Written, audio and visual records were taken at all stages of this research, in which unattended observation and semi-structured interview techniques were used. All the data obtained were analyzed and conclusions were reached and the results obtained were transparently transferred to the text. As a result of the studies, the lives of davul-zurna performers within the framework of Gaziantep music culture and Abdallık tradition, the effects of urbanization on their performances, their social relations with the local people and their contributions to the tradition were revealed. Keywords: Davul-Zurna, Abdallık, Tradition, Performance, Culture, Gaziantep, Wedding.