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I wish you all a healthier, happier, and more prosperous New Year!!.

Thank you all for your support.

Omar Faruk Tekbilek

 

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2011 Performance at the Megaron in Athens, Greece
Lazos Ioannidis, Suzan Tekbilek, O.faruk Tekbilek, Bahadır şener, Murat Tekbilek,
Yannis Dimitriadis,River Guerguerian, Itamar Erez, Ibraim Ibraimoglou, Chris K Kemanetzidis.

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NEW ALBUM RELEASED

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SUFI SELECTIONS of OMAR FARUK TEKBILEK

"DANCE FOR PEACE"

O.Faruk Tekbilek’in yeni seçki albümü “DANCE FOR PEACE” (BARIŞ İÇİN RAKS) Çıktı !

Sanat yaşamını 40 yıla yakın süredir Amerika’da sürdüren Ömer Faruk Tekbilek’in 74 dakika uzunluğunda ve toplam 13 şarkıdan oluşan “Dance for peace” albümünde, ülkemizde yayımlanmayan; “Suleyman the magnificent”, “Whirling”, “Beyond the sky”, “Fire dance” ve “Crescent moon” albümlerinden özenle seçilen Sufi eserlere yer verildi.

O.F.Tekbilek’in albümde yer alan değerli müzisyen dostları; Brian Keane, Hasan Işakkut, Arto Tunçboyaciyan, Ara Dinkjian, Dinçer Dalkılıç, Emin Gündüz ve Steve Roach.

Ekim 2011 de ZET Müzik etiketi ile müzik marketlerde yerini alan albümün kapak tasarımı Ö. Sertaç Pişkin’e ait; digital re-mastering Mert Medeni; Medya Sponsoru Radyo Voyage 107,4…

Geleneksel Anadolu müziğimizi batı elementleriyle harmanlayıp kendine özgü sound’unu yaratan sanatçının bu albümüyle dünyevi hallerden bir süreliğine de olsa uzaklaşıp meditasyon yapabilir, gözlerinizi kapayıp içsel bir yolculuğa çıkabilirsiniz…

01-    Ayasofya (Saint Sophia)      3:12
02-    Garden at Topkapi               1:54
03-    The story of Suleyman        2:00
04-    Whirling dervish                  10:42
05-    Beyond the sky                   4:40
06-    Gates of heaven                   3:49
07-    Your love is my cure            6:58
08-    Modern mystics                  2:59
09-    Moment of doubt                5:19
10-    Song of the Pharaohs           5:57
11-    Sultan of the heart               7:22
12-    Salute to the sun                  8:57
13-    Yunus                                  10:12
Total  :  74:00

Musicians:

Omar Faruk Tekbilek; Vocals, Ney (middle eastern flute), Kaval (middle eastern piccolo), Baglama (longnecked gourd guitar) , Darbuka (middle eastern hand drum), Bandir (low drum), Daire, Def, Mijmiz, Jura, Tambourine & Oud

Brian Keane; Six string nylon & steel acoustic Guitars, 12 string steel Guitar, Electric slide Guitar, Synthesizers, Bass, Windchimes, Percussion & Sound effects

Arto Tuncboyaciyan;Percussion,Bandir(low drum),Cymbals,Bottle&Vocals on“Salute to the sun”

Ara Dinkjian; Oud, Sazbush, Cumbus & Bass

Hasan Isakkut; Kanun (middlle eastern harp)

Dincer Dalkilic; Rabab & Tanbur

Emin Gunduz; Kanun

Steve Roach; Sound design on “Salute to the sun”


Kelebek ( The Butterfly )

Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Music composed by Brian Keane and Omar Faruk Tekbilek

 

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Produced by Brian Keane and Omar Faruk Tekbilek 


Brian Keane and Omar Faruk Tekbilek met more than two decades ago when Brian Keane discovered Omar playing in a club in New York, and hired him to play on his score to the Suzanne Bauman documentary about the art of the Ottoman Empire "Suleyman the Magnificent" in 1987. German record company owner Eckart Rahn noticed the music when the program aired and released the soundtrack on his Celestial Harmonies label. Their collaboration would grow to become among the most influential in both Eastern and Western music, pushing the boundaries of musical, spiritual, and geographical traditions. Since their initial work together, Brian Keane has become a Grammy winning record producer of over 100 records, and a multiple Emmy award winning film and television composer of over 400 films, while Omar Faruk Tekbilek has grown to become an international recording artist and concert musician, and one of the most well known and influential Turkish musician's in the world. Over the years, Omar and Brian have continued to work together, with Brian serving as producer and a composer on many of Omar's recordings, and Omar making the occasional appearance on Mr. Keane's film scores. Their last record collaboration together however, was the 1993 classic recording "Beyond The Sky" and their 1990 record "Fire Dance" was nominated for a Grammy.  


With the Kelebek ( The Butterfly ) soundtrack, film producer Mahmut Bengi has brought Brian Keane and Omar Faruk Tekbilek together once again to create the music to this mystical and tragic story. The result is remarkable and moving. The score to Kelebek effortlessly flows from East to West, from orchestral score to traditional Turkish music, and into electronic sound design. The music moves just as effortlessly between moods, from mystical to tragic to suspense to folkloric or romantic. Whether it is the fusion of Jazz and red hot Middle Eastern musicianship of "On the Move", the beautiful melodic and harmonic East West mixtures of "Yusuf's Theme", and "Zeynep's Romance", the Turkish folk meets American roots music of "Teacher", the simple and honest oud and guitar collaboration on "Brother to Brother", the new age orchestra and spiritual Ney of "Butterfly", the moving and tragic "Yusuf Prays/ Lost Souls" that employs Omar's older brother Haci Ahmet Tekbilek on Duduk with an orchestral adagio, Omar's haunting vocals over a multi layered Harmonium and Glass bed in "Losing Hope", the bizarre and wonderful combination of Richard Hunter's amazing harmonica playing with traditional Middle Eastern folk music in "Street Fair" (based on the Azeri folk song "Menim Canimsan" ), or the Dervish updated to hip hop/ electronic trance "Deep Blue", Brian and Omar continue to push the boundaries of musical tradition while simultaneously demonstrating a respect and affection for those traditions and their spiritual origins. Now in their mid fifties, Brian and Omar have continued growing in their own world's as prominant master musicians. This special two CD soundtrack album for Kelebek ( The Butterfly ) serves notice that their friendship and musical collaboration also continues to grow, and is truly enduring.   

Musicians: 

Omar Faruk Tekbilek - Ney, Kavala, Vocals, Baglama, Jura, Bendir, Darbuka, Def, Udu drum, Davul, Percussion, Zurna, Oud on "Losing Hope". 

Brian Keane - Guitars, Synthesizers, Keyboards, Harp, Harmonium, Bass, Drum programming, Percussion. 

Ara Dinkjian - Oud, Sazbuz, Cumbuz

Haci Ahmet Tekbilek - Duduk, Mey

Hasan Isakkut - Kanun, Violin solos

Dincer Dalkilic - Rebab

Richard Hunter - Harmonica 


Orchestra principles:

Dan Culpepper - French Horns

Marshall Coid - Violin

Bob Zubrycki - Violin

Roxanne Bergman - Violin

Kurt Coble - Violin

Jill Jaffe - Viola

Dan Barrett - Cello

Rich Sosinsky - Contrabass 


Orchestrated, arranged, and conducted by Brian Keane.

Don Wallace - Copyist

Ann Marie Pascale - Contractor 


Music recorded March and April 2009, at Little Big Feet Studios, Monroe, Ct., USA. Engineered by Jeff Frez-Albrecht, Tommy Skarupa, and Keith Chirgwin, assisted by Dylan Keane. Digital media supervision by Jeff Frez - Albrecht. Music editing, additional mixing, premixing, and premastering by Keith Chirgwin. Music mixed by Brian Keane. 


Mastered by Ça?lar Türkmen  SESTREM Studios  

Brian Keane compositions and arrangements are published by Brian Keane Music ASCAP. Omar Faruk Tekbilek compositions and arrangements are published by Faruk the Sultan Music BMI. 


Produced by Brian Keane and Omar Faruk Tekbilek  


Executive Producer : Tayfun Medeni


Cover art to be filled in: Ömer Çiçek





Special thanks to Mahmut Bengi, Ofer Ziv and Gate Productions, The musicians, The staff at Brian Keane Music Inc., the cast and crew of "Kelebek", The staff at Z.E.T. Muzik Yapim, Ulas Agce, Mert Medeni, Suzan Tekbilek and the Tekbilek family, Dylan Keane and the Keane family, and Olga.




Best of OMAR FARUK TEKBILEK “LONGING”

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Type = World Music / Ethnic Chill Out - Now Available

O. Faruk Tekbilek's selection of loved music comes together in the long-awaited album "Longing". One of America's largest record labels in the World Music category, Celestial Harmonies published his first 7 albums, and also compiled the works of his most popular songs for this new album.

The album contains many of his original compositions including "Hasret", "Mystical Garden", "Al-Fatiha" as well as Hasan Işakkut's "Last Moments of Love", "Long Wait" and Brian Keane's "Imaginary Traveler".

All artists took part in helping developing the four elements of Omar Faruk's cds; the Sufi corner, romantic corner, folk corner, and the quest corner.

The album's cover was designed by Sertac Pişkin, Digital Re-mastering; Mert Medeni, Sponsors, Istanbul 2010 European Capital of Culture Agency & Radio Voyage 107.4

A reference for those who love the artist, and discovered his music through the album "Longing" (Hasret), O. Faruk Tekbilek's first CD "Suleyman the Magnificent", released in 1988 in the United States.


01.Hasret ( Longing ) 8:55

02. Kolaymı 5:17

03.Imaginary traveler 6:08

04.Last moments of love 4:55

05.Magic in the evening 6:48

06.Long wait 5:59

07.Laz 3:52

08.Hijaz raks 4:55

09.Shashkin 6:48

10.Ussak semai 3:29

11.Fly away 4:38

12.Mystical Garden 7:02

13.Al Fatiha 3:19


Toplam : 72:30



Omar Faruk is the recipient of the "Best Artist of the Turkish Music Award 2003 "from the "Turkish Writers Association"


Honored as a peacemaker and virtuoso, OMAR FARUK TEKBILEK is now one of the most sought-after musicians, whose work transcends political boundaries while maintaining traditional sensibilities in a way few artists can manage.

Omar Faruk was a musical prodigy. He was born in Adana, Turkey to a musical family who nurtured his precocious talents. At the age of eight, he began his musical career by developing proficiency on the kaval, a small diatonic flute.
At the same time he studied religion with thoughts of becoming a cleric, or Imam. His musical interests were being nurtured by his older brother and by a sympathetic uncle who owned a music store and who provided lessons. “He had a music store, and he also had another job during the day. So he told me to come after school, open the store, and - in exchange - he gave me lessons.” While working in the store, Omar Faruk learned the intricate rhythms of Turkish music, how to read scales, and other rudiments. He was trained on and eventually mastered several instruments; ney (bamboo flute), zurna (double-reed oboe like instrument with buzzing tone), the baglama (long-necked lute), the oud (the classic lute), as well as percussion. By the age of twelve he began performing professionally at local hot spots.

He is a nominee for the BBC World Music Award 2003 in the category of the Middle East

In 1967, upon turning sixteen, he moved to Istanbul where he and his brother spent the following decade as in-demand session musicians. Omar Faruk stayed true to his folkloric roots, but during this period of frenetic session work in the metropolitan music scene, he explored Arabesque, Turkish, and Western styles and the compositional potential of the recording studio. In Istanbul he also met the Mevlevi Dervishes, the ancient Sufi order of Turkey. He did not join the order, but the head Neyzen (ney player), Aka Gunduz Kutbay, became another source of inspiration. Omar Faruk was profoundly influenced by their mystical approach and fusion of sound and spirit. During that time he was introduced to Hatha Yoga and eventually to Tai Chi and Chi Qong, which he continues to practice daily.

Omar Faruk’s skills in the studio blossomed in Istanbul playing with some of the leading Turkish musicians of the day including Orhan Gencebay, flute and saxophone player Ismet Siral, percussionist Burhan Tonguc and singers Ahmet Sezgin, Nuri Sesiguzel, Mine Kosan and Huri Sapan to name a few.
After establishing himself as one of the top session musicians in Turkey, he began touring Europe and Australia. By 1971 at the age of 20, he made his first tour of the United States as a member of a Turkish classical/folk ensemble. It was while touring in the US that he met his future wife, Suzan, and in 1976 he relocated to upstate New York to marry her.

Omar Faruk found very few options for a Turkish musician in the US, so he formed a band called the Sultans with an Egyptian keyboardist, a Greek bouzouki player, and his brother-in-law on percussion. It started as a pop band but very quickly turned into a sort of Pan-Near Eastern ensemble. They began to attract some attention within the circle of Middle Eastern dance fans. They managed to record five albums during this time, but Omar Faruk was still unknown outside his local musical community.

This was all about to change with the fateful meeting with Brian Keane in 1988. In the following years, he and Keane would produce another six recordings together, launching Omar Faruk boldly into the world music scene.

Omar Faruk Tekbilek has since established himself as one of the world's foremost exponents of Middle Eastern music. A multi-instrumentalist par excellence, he has collaborated with a number of leading musicians of international repute such as jazz trumpeter Don Cherry, keyboard player Karl Berger, ex-Cream rock drummer Ginger Baker, Ofra Haza, Simon Shaheen, Hossam Ramzy, Glen Velez, Bill Laswell, Mike Mainieri, Peter Erskine, Trilok Gurtu, Jai Uttal and Steve Shehan among others. He has contributed to numerous film and TV scores and to many recordings including world sacred music albums, and has been touring extensively throughout the Middle East, Europe, Australia, North and South America.

He is also the recipient of the US Golden Belly Musician-Of-The-Year-Award for 1998 and again for 1999

Omar Faruk’s music is rooted in tradition, but has been influenced by contemporary sounds. He views his approach as “cosmic” and his commitment to music runs deep. The four corners of his creativity emanates mysticism, folklore, romance, and imagination. Like Omar Faruk himself, his music symbolizes diversity-in-unity.


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