Aksak
In Ottoman musical theory, aksak is a rhythmic system in which pieces or sequences, executed in a fast tempo, are based on the uninterrupted reiteration of a matrix, which results from the juxtaposition of rhythmic cells based on the alternation of binary and ternary quantities, as in 2+3, 2+2+3, 2+3+3, etc. The name literally means "limping", "stumbling", or "slumping", and has been borrowed by Western ethnomusicologists to refer generally to irregular, or additive meters (Brăiloiu 1951; Fracile 2003, 198; Reinhard, Stokes, and Reinhard 2001, §II, 4).
In Turkish folk music, these metres occur mainly in vocal and instrumental dance music, though they are found also in some folksongs. Strictly speaking, in Turkish music theory the term refers only to the grouping of nine pulses into a pattern of 2 + 2 + 2 + 3 (Reinhard, Stokes, and Reinhard 2001, §II, 4).
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by: YuksekSome place to hide deep in my mind
Some place to hide deep in my soul
Any place we try any place we go
We always try to hold
Some place to hide deep in my mind
Some place to hide deep in my soul
Any place we try any place we go
We always try to hold
White keys or black keys
It’s not so funky
We are restless just music junkies
White keys or black keys
It’s not so funky
We are restless just music junkies
This is not the song that we sing out now (x4)
Some place to hide deep in my mind
Some place to hide deep in my soul
Any place we try any place we go
We always try to hold
White keys or black keys
It’s not so funky
We are restless just music junkies
White keys or black keys
It’s not so funky
We are restless just music junkies
White keys or black keys
It’s not so funky
We are restless just music junkies
White keys or black keys
It’s not so funky
We are restless just music junkies