Omar Faruk Tekbilek - Sweet Trouble!

A masterpiece from the Album "Omar Faruk Tekbilek & Brian Keane - Beyond The Sky" (1992). 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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A masterpiece from the Album "Omar Faruk Tekbilek & Brian Keane - Beyond The Sky" (1992). Listen & Enjoy it.

[1LIFE2LIVE23]

Of all the songs i've heard in my life, this song and especially the ney part is by far the most sensational perfect and honest piece of art i've ever or will ever hear. Bless you Omar Faruk...

[NasserFRehan]

تأثير موسيقى "عمر فاروق" تأثير روحاني ساحر ... يهدأ من الحزن والإحباط إلى التأمل مع أول 10 ثواني من موسيقاه

[MJP474]

Thank you 4sharing-awesome::)>>>

[klaystron1983]

İste muzik anlayisi budur !

[1LIFE2LIVE23]

@SETLiquidity Thank you so much for your suggestions, you have a great taste. I wish the best for you and I hope people would all share such a taste of music and art. Thank you again.

[SETLiquidity]

@1LIFE2LIVE23 You can listen to the original song from Sezen AKsu - Belalim with lyrics. Sezen Aksu is the Goddess of the Turkish Music, and this may give a new meaning to this song. Hope you enjoy it. Also, if you like Omer Faruk, you can also try Grup Yansimalar. this band consists of 2 members, and their main instrumants are ney, def, guitar... and they make similar music to Omer Faruk.. Hope you enjoy them too :)

[Consuelo888]

Que hermosas interpretaciones del gran Maestro Omar Faruk Tekbilek!!! Es que son sencillamente enigmáticas, envolventes, soy admiradora!! saludos y gracias por compartir tan bella música!!! Consuelo

[expertarmy]

Its fabulous.The life makes me really tired.But this music repair my soul...Thank you Ömer Faruk TEKBİLEK. i really respect you and your done...

[parshiwal887]

one of those tracks you can keep listening to again n again and it refuses to fade away.........

[emin4161]

fantastic