Omar Faruk Tekbilek - Whirling Dervish!

A masterpiece from the Album "Whirling" (1994). Listen & Enjoy it.

Omar Faruk Tekbilek had been studying Sufism, the mystical branch of Islam, with the thought of becoming a Sufi cleric. At 15, he quit school to become a professional musician. "But I never quit studying, though," he maintains. "In fact, I am still studying; it's endless. Music for me is not something to show off. It's my life. It's the shortest path to God. Playing is prayer for me." He went to Istanbul and at the age of 17 met the Mevlevi Dervishes, the ancient Sufi order of Turkey. He did not join the order, but felt profoundly influenced by their mystical approach to sound and to the spirit. Another, almost equally mystical influence would soon appear, from an unlikely source. The young Tekbilek became friend with flute and saxophone player named Ismet Siral, who had some unusual ideas about music theory. "He would say things like, let's play for birds, let's play for pictures." OFT says about Burhan Tonguch, his rhythm teacher: "He put the idea in my mind that everything is a rhythmic instrument. And everyone is a percussionist. Without the strike, there is no sound."

Despite, or perhaps because of, this unconventional outlook, Faruk's skills were much in demand in the studios of Istanbul, and in 1971, at the age of 20, made his first brief tour of the United States with a Turkish classical/folk ensemble. The Tree of Patience was about to put out an unexpected limb. "I try to play a song the way it's supposed to be," Faruk explains. "If I play an Arabic song, I use an Arabic style; if I play a Turkish song, I use a Turkish style."

Faruk feels a strong affinity for Arabic music, which differs in several important ways from the Turkish tradition. As a child he spent a lot of time listening to Radio Kairo and became acquainted with the giant musicians of that time like Umm Kulthum, Abdul Wahab, Abdl Halim Hafez, Farid al-Atraš, Fairuz, Sabah Fakhri. Because he was playing the flute he was inspired by the melodies and the sound of ney (nay). He was also inspired by Sheikh Abdul Basit 'Abd us-Samad recitations of the holy Qur'an whom his father was listening a lot.

Faruk pauses, considers, and then admits, "Sometimes I can't keep myself from making a bridge between them. I just try to listen to the song; it will tell me what it wants to be." The process of creating his own songs is similar: "There is no set formula or method", he says. "Each song comes out in a different way."

Btw: The grandfather of Faruk's mother is originated from Egypt, so if you want Faruk is "Egyptian in 3rd generation". But much more he is Turkish. ;-)

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[Gadapaj]

Long live to Sufism!

Long live to Rumi!

[tiad]

@Gadapaj: "Middle Eastern Dance" - what is that? (Bellydance?) - ** TIAD **

[kundaliniii]

It is Rumi right?

On the first pictures

[tiad]

@kundaliniii: Yes. See also my Clip Rüdiger Oppermann "Roses for Rumi".

[tiad]

Put &fmt=18 at the end of the URL to listen in stereo!

[tiad]

A masterpiece from the Album "Whirling" (1994). Listen & Enjoy it.

[Akkas1971]

man what a nice thingee

[meylovegod]

perfect....bless you



[santocuteful]

i like it , thanks for up load ^_^

[TheAmeerx]

روووووعـــــــــــــــــــــــ­ــــــــــــــه

magnificent 

[MrIMH94]

@abimdanial they say that because they don't know what sufi really means …

and if they search they will find that it is the real meaning of islam ...

[abimdanial]

Hey and salam, I just want to ask okay? Sufi is a part of Islam right? I love sufi. But why some of the arab says that Sufi is haram?

[perjetesi2811]

Probably most rational and optimal instruction how to spend 10 minutes on YouTube Channel.

;-)

[bozolazic]

Rumi had said that his practices were instituted for the temperament of the people of Asiatic Turkey, not for Europe and America.In accordance with Sufi practice, exercises are devised for specific time and people.Now, are there exceptions to this rule? I do not know!

Just an observation, though a bit troubling.Peace.

[FShimon]

Brillant! I did exhaustively listen to it! This is a powerfull pray! Peace be upon you all!

[Rostam001]

@Gadapaj 0

long life EVERYTHING my friend!

[Alkmini80]

thanks...greetings from an Orthodox Christian!