Omar Faruk Tekbilek
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Ömer Faruk Tekbilek also known as Omar Faruk Tekbilek, is a Turkish
flautist
. He is known for his performances with the ney
in a Sufi style. He also plays the Oud
, Saz
, Zurna
and sings in many of his recorded work.
Tekbilek is the recipient of the "Best Artist of the Turkish Music Award 2003" from the "Turkish Writers Association".
He is a nominee for the BBC World Music Award 2003 in the category of the Middle East.
He is also the recipient of the US Golden Belly Musician-Of-The-Year-Award, for 1998 and again, for 1999.
In August 2011 the album "Rock the Tabla" is released. Featuring Omar Faruk Tekbilek, A.R. Rahman, Hossam Ramzy, Billy Cobham & Manu Katché.
Turkish people
Turkish people, also known as the "Turks" , are an ethnic group primarily living in Turkey and in the former lands of the Ottoman Empire where Turkish minorities had been established in Bulgaria, Cyprus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Greece, Kosovo, Macedonia, and Romania...
flautist
Flautist
A flautist or flutist is a musician who plays an instrument in the flute family. See List of flautists.The choice of "flautist" versus "flutist" is the source of dispute among players of the instrument...
. He is known for his performances with the ney
Ney
The ney is an end-blown flute that figures prominently in Middle Eastern music. In some of these musical traditions, it is the only wind instrument used. It is a very ancient instrument, with depictions of ney players appearing in wall paintings in the Egyptian pyramids and actual neys being found...
in a Sufi style. He also plays the Oud
Oud
The oud is a pear-shaped stringed instrument commonly used in North African and Middle Eastern music. The modern oud and the European lute both descend from a common ancestor via diverging paths...
, Saz
Saz
Saz can be a nickname for the given name Sarah, or may refer to:* Saz , a family of Iranian and Turkish stringed musical instruments* Sameh Zakout, rap artist* saz, the ISO 639-3 code for the Saurashtra language...
, Zurna
Zurna
The zurna , is a multinational outdoor wind instrument, usually accompanied by a davul in Anatolian folk music. The name is from Turkish zurna, itself derived from Persian سرنای surnāy, composed of sūr “banquet, feast” and nāy “reed, pipe”...
and sings in many of his recorded work.
Tekbilek is the recipient of the "Best Artist of the Turkish Music Award 2003" from the "Turkish Writers Association".
He is a nominee for the BBC World Music Award 2003 in the category of the Middle East.
He is also the recipient of the US Golden Belly Musician-Of-The-Year-Award, for 1998 and again, for 1999.
In August 2011 the album "Rock the Tabla" is released. Featuring Omar Faruk Tekbilek, A.R. Rahman, Hossam Ramzy, Billy Cobham & Manu Katché.
Discography
- Best of Sultans (1986)
- Suleyman The Magnificent (1988)
- Fire Dance (1990)
- Beyond The Sky (1992)
- Whirling (1994)
- Fata Morgana (1995)
- Mystical Garden (1996)
- Crescent Moon (1998)
- One Truth (1999, World Class/Hearts of Space RecordsHearts of Space RecordsHearts of Space Records is an independent record label owned by Valley Entertainment.From the label’s website, “Launched in 1984, this record label was created as an extension of the weekly syndicated radio show Hearts of Space...
) (I Love You) - Dance into Eternity: Selected Pieces 1987–1998 (2000)
- Alif (2002)
- Tree Of Patience (2005)
- Sunset Lounge 4 (2009)
- Rare Elements (Remixes) (2009)
- Kelebek (Butterfly) (2009)
- Best of Omar Faruk Tekbilek “Longing” (2010)