The Istanbul Oriental Ensemble Is A Turkish Band Playing Traditional Turkish Music In An Oriental Gypsy Style. The Band's Leader Is Burhan Öçal. Though He Is A Multi-Instrumentalist In This Band He Generally Plays The Darbuka Drum Which Provides A Rhythmic Backdrop For Improvisations By Violin Clarinet Oud And Kanun. Öçal Started The Band Only One Of His Projects In The Mid-1990s To Revive The Old Turkish Tradition Of Eighteenth- And Nineteenth-Century Gypsy Music. In Istanbul And Thracia The European Part Of Turkey Gypsy Music Has Played An Important Role In The Turkish Music Scene Dating Back To The Tenth Century.