Ömer Faruk Tekbilek
Omer Faruk Tekbilek (Ömer Faruk Tekbilek, born 1951) is a Turkish musician and composer who plays a wide range of wind, string, percussion, and electronic instruments. He has developed a style that builds on traditional Sufi music while incorporating inspiration from ambient electronic musicians, most notably Brian Keane. He is best known for his performances with the flute-like ney, but also plays the piccolo-like kaval, and the double-reed zurna.
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- Name
- Omer Faruk Tekbilek
- Birth Name
- Ömer Faruk Tekbilek
- Born
- 1951
- Birthplace
- Adana, Turkey
- Occupation
- Instrumentalist, composer
- Nationality
- Turkey
- Fields
- world music
- Languages
- Turkish
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Omer Faruk Tekbilek (Ömer Faruk Tekbilek, born 1951) is a Turkish musician and composer who plays a wide range of wind, string, percussion, and electronic instruments. He has developed a style that builds on traditional Sufi music while incorporating inspiration from ambient electronic musicians, most notably Brian Keane. He is best known for his performances with the flute-like ney, but also plays the piccolo-like kaval, and the double-reed zurna.
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Among stringed instruments, he plays the oud and the bağlama.
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• Name — Omer Faruk Tekbilek • Birth Name — Ömer Faruk Tekbilek • Born — 1951 • Birthplace — Adana, Turkey • Occupation — Instrumentalist, composer • Instrument — Ney, kaval, zurna, oud, bağlama • Website — http: www.omarfaruktekbilek.com/
Projects with other musicians
Projects with other musicians
In August 2011 the album "Rock the Tabla" was released featuring Omer Faruk Tekbilek, A. R. Rahman, Hossam Ramzy, Billy Cobham & Manu Katché.
Discography
• The Sultans Middle Eastern Band Vol 1 (1981) • The Sultans Middle Eastern Band Vol 2 (1982) • 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 Records) • Dance into Eternity: Selected Pieces 1987–1998 (2000) • Alif (2002) • Tree Of Patience (2005) • Rare Elements (Remixes) (2009) • Kelebek (Butterfly) (2009) • Best of Omar Faruk Tekbilek “Longing” (2010) • Sound of Istanbul, Vol. 1 (2011) • Dance for Peace "Sufi Selections of OMAR FARUK TEKBILEK" (2011) • The Meeting of The Legends "Askin Project" (2012) • Love Is My Religion (2016)
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