Omar Faruk Tekbilek - Love Respect Truth!

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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[haydabere]

pek cozemedim bu parca zannedersem TUCBOYACIYANAMI ait bilgi verir seniz sevinirim

[tiad]

@haydabere: Evet, söz ve ses Arto Tuncboyaciyan a aittir. Selamlar. - ** Tiad ** 

[migueldelrioalvarez]

The voice in this song is Arto Tunçboyaciyan, not Youssef. The lyrics are in Armenian, Arto told me once what they meant but I can't recall. I think one of the words spoken in low tone means "King" (sounds like "Crown"). I'll try to fetch them sometime and post them.

[tiad]

Thanks for your interesting comment!

[donmarley69]

I believe Arto Tuncboyaciyan's names should be mentioned because he wrote and sings this song along with the coke bottle in the beginning. He participated in the "whirling" album with another song as well.

[tiad]

Yes, thanks for your hint. This track is composed by Arto Tuncboyaciyan. Then it should also be mentioned that great musicians like Ara Dinkjian, Brian Keane and Hasan Isikkut were also involved in this CD.

[mohalishaf]

:)Love for the Truth..

if i say that i love flowers, then i should not say that i love roses but not a particular rose..

if i say i respect the truth, then i should not say that i would speak only the truth but not being truthful..

if i say love respect the truth, then i should not say that i would know the truth without knowing what love is,,

[migueldelrioalvarez]

These are the words:

If you have respect for me,

You are king.

If you are honest with me,

I give you my life.

Just tell me the truth,

Do you really love me or not?

Arto Tunçboyaciyan

[Zadith230911]

cok guzel !

[Sushumna72]

I love how the vocals blend in with the violin and vice versa... They are entwined as one, as if making love... This song opens my heart and takes me to a very deep, centered place where I feel oh so alive and terribly vulnerable... That music can invoke such feeling is pure joy, power, and art... I am grateful for this song, and the musical path I am on...

[haydabere]

@tiad tesekurler

[somuchmoretosay]

Thank you, it consoles me.

[haydabere]

verdiginiz bilgiden dolayi tesekur edrim  saygilar

[haydabere]

ey buyuk ALLAHIM tas ustunde cinar agacini yasatan sensin herkezin riskini veren gene sen sin sukurler olsun sana resimler cok guzel olmus muzik de ellerinize saglik ikiside beraber pek pekismis sagolun INSALLAH..

[seydisehir1]

Close your eyes... Imagine the day breaking over Zigetvar.. And the legend of Suleyman the Law Giver, the Magnificent, is about to pass to the next world.. What is the last thing on his mind..?. A teardrop running down his eyes... This is the song in his ears....LEGEND