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Release Date: 25-08-1999
Label: Hearts of Space
Catalog Number: HS11309-2
Barcode: 25041130929
Musical Style: Belly Dance
Track Listing:
| Disc 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red Skies | 6 | Roman |
| 2 | I Love You | 7 | One Truth |
| 3 | Wildflower | 8 | Ara’ya |
| 4 | Manhem | 9 | Sufi |
| 5 | Tahir Raks | 10 | Istanbul |
Description:
Turkish virtuoso Omar Faruk Tekbilek opens a window into the divine passion and poetry of Sufism, the mystical sect of Islam. Burning performances on the full spectrum of Middle Eastern instruments and intense devotional songs of slowly unfolding magnificence create an ideal world where old and new cultures comingle and time is suspended in the One Truth of music.
Biography:
A virtuoso on several Middle Eastern instruments and a masterful performer on dozens more, Omar Faruk Tekbilek is a man of vast expertise. He started early, performing in his native Turkey by age 12 and studied under some of the greatest Turkish musicians.
Establishing himself as one of the top Turkish studio musicians in the 1960s, he later toured Europe and the United States as one of the world's foremost performers of traditional Middle Eastern music. His appearances with jazz musicians Don Cherry and Karl Berger and his work on numerous film and TV scores attest to his leadership status among contemporary Middle Eastern musicians. He now lives in New York state where he continues to expand his musical mastery, with a thriving solo career and collaborations with other artists.
