Rhythm · 9/8

Aqsaq

Also known as: Aksak

dum tak rest

Time signature: commonly 9/8; the broader concept includes several odd meters.

Origin

Ottoman/Turkish and Balkan musical traditions

Where you hear it

“Aksak” means an uneven or “limping” rhythmic structure and describes additive meters built from unequal groups such as 2+2+2+3. It is more a rhythmic family/concept than one single belly-dance beat.