Istanbul cymbals: From Ottoman war tool to pulse of global music First used by the Ottoman military to frighten and demoralise the enemy, a 17th-century Armenian called Avedis Zild

Istanbul cymbals: From Ottoman war tool to pulse of global music First used by the Ottoman military to frighten and demoralise the enemy, a 17th-century Armenian called Avedis Zildjian transformed them into a percussion instrument whose exotic sound would captivate classical composers and the world of jazz