Omer Faruk Tekbilek | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Ömer Faruk Tekbilek |
| Born | 1951 (age 72–73) Adana, Turkey |
| Occupation(s) | Instrumentalist, composer |
| Instrument(s) | Ney, kaval, zurna, oud, bağlama |
| Website | www |
Omer Faruk Tekbilek (Turkish: 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, but includes 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. Among stringed instruments, he plays the oud and the bağlama.