Katip Şadi (24 August 1932 – 12 September 2020) was a Turkish

kemençe Kemenche (, Persian : کمانچه) or Lyra is a name used for various types of stringed bowed musical instruments originating in the Eastern Mediterranean, particularly in Greece, Armenia, Iran, Turkey, and Azerbaijan. and regions adjacent to ...

player from the Eastern Black Sea Region in

Turkey Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...

. He was a "

Görele Görele is a town in Giresun Province on the Black Sea coast of eastern Turkey. It is the seat of Görele District.

-style" player and he was thought to be one of the best living kemençe players in the Black Sea Region. Şadi was born in Derekuşçulu,

Görele Görele is a town in Giresun Province on the Black Sea coast of eastern Turkey. It is the seat of Görele District.

Giresun Province Giresun Province (Greek language, Greek : Κερασούντα, ; ) is a Provinces of Turkey, province of Turkey on the Black Sea coast. Its adjacent provinces are Trabzon Province, Trabzon to the east, Gümüşhane Province, Gümüşhane to the ...

, and began playing kemençe at the age of 10. His kemençe tutor was Kemal İpşir, and his first LP was released in 1962.

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20th-century Turkish male musicians 21st-century Turkish male musicians People from Görele 1932 births 2020 deaths {{Turkey-musician-stub

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