Münir Nurettin Beken
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Münir Nurettin Beken (born 12 April 1964) is associate professor of ethnomusicology at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music.[1] He is one of the founding members of the State Turkish Music Ensemble and the leading ud performer of his generation in Turkey.[2] He performs ud recitals in a variety of venues throughout the U.S. and Turkey, and lectures on classical Turkish music.