Friday, October 20, 2017 • 7:00 p.m.
Rumi’s Passion: Master of Mystic Love, or Healing Sounds of Ancient Turkey
DePaul Recital Hall 804 West Belden Avenue • Chicago Friday, October 20, 2017 • 7:00 p.m. DePaul Recital Hall Rumi’s Passion Latif Bolat Program Devotional Songs in Makam Nihavend 1. Alem Yuzune Saldi Ziya Ali Muhammed (Bektashi nefesi) 2. Haktir Allahim, Muhammed Mahim (Bektashi Nefes) 3. Seyhimin Illeri (Lyrics: Yunus Emre, 13th century) 4. Askin Kime yar Olur (Lyrics: Niyazi Misri, Music: Latif Bolat)
Hiroshima (Lyrics: Nazim Hikmet, Music: Zulfu Livaneli)
Devotional Songs in Makam Usak 1. Seni Ben Severim (Yunus Emre, 13th century) 2. Yar Yuregim Yar (Yunus Emre, 13th century) 3. Aynayi Tuttum Yuzume, Ali gorundu gozume (Hilmi Dedebaba)
Geldi Gecti Omrum Benim (Lyrics: Yunus Emre, Music: Latif Bolat)
Eve Dervisler Geldi (Lyrics: Yunus Emre, 13th century Music: Latif Bolat)
Mystic Love Songs in Segah Mode 1. Askin Aldi Benden Beni (Yunus Emre, 13th century) 2. Biz Elest Bezminde (Lyrics: Ibrahim Hakki) 3. Sahim Ali Abaya Girenlere Askolsun (Lyrics: Fahir, Comp: Nezih Uzel)
Devotional Songs in Makam Hicaz 1. Hanbaginda Kurulmus Asiklarin Otagi (Lyrics and Music: Hilmi Dedebaba) 2. Daglar ile Taslar ile (Lyrics: Yunus Emre, 13th century) 3. Ya Ali Yaradan Ali (Lyrics: Nesimi, 16th century)
About Tonight’s Performance
Ashk Olsun (Let There Be Love) by Latif Bolat
Turkish mystic culture was developed by gigantic poets and philosophers like Rumi, Yunus Emre, Haci Bektas, Nasreddin Hoca, Niyazi Misri, Pir Sultan and hundreds of others. That humanist and universalistic base was indicated beautifully by Rumi in mid-13th century with such lines as: Latif Bolat • October 20, 2017 Program Notes
Not Christian or Jew or Muslim, not Hindu, Buddhist, Sufi, or Zen. Not any religion or cultural system… I belong to the beloved, have seen the two worlds as one and that one call to and know, first, last, outer, inner, only that breath breathing human being.
Tonight’s program of Turkish devotional music is a result of trying to learn from the original masters of Turkish Mysticism. Anatolian culture is a true fusion of many beautiful peoples since the time of Sumerians. In that mystical piece of land, Hittite, Greek, Armenian, Urartian, Arab, Kurdish, Jewish, Zoroastrian, Islamic, Christian, Turkish and many other incredible cultures blended so beautifully and created something truly unique; the culture of Anatolia. This program tries to reflect the devotional and mystical aspect of the Anatolian culture, accumulated over thousands of years. The deep quality of devotion in these songs is the direct result of this beautiful blend of such devotional and dedicated people. So Ashk Olsun to all who came and went on this land and left this wonderful culture to the people of the entire world.
About the Performer Latif Bolat is a Turkish singer, composer and scholar of Turkish culture. One of the most well-known Turkish musicians in the US, his mesmerizing performances draw on ancient texts and employ traditional instrumentation such as the saz (long necked lute.) Now partially residing in Santa Fe, New Mexico and Mersin, Turkey, Mr. Bolat has presented his music all across America, Canada, Australia, Sweden, India, New Zealand, Ireland, Indonesia, Singapore, Bulgaria, Spain, Turkey, Philippines and England. In addition to the concerts and lectures around the world, he has recorded four very successful CDs, made many TV and radio appearances and composed music for the PBS Documentary Muhammed: Legacy of a Prophet and George Lucas’s TV series Young Indiana Jones. With poet Jennifer Ferraro, he translated a compilation of ancient Turkish Sufi poets, entitled Quarreling with God: Mystic Rebel Poems of the Dervishes of Turkey, which was published in September 2006 by White Cloud Press.
Tonight’s performance is co-sponsored by the Islamic World Studies Department and the School of Music. Latif Bolat • October 20, 2017 Upcoming Events Friday, October 27 & Sunday, October 29 • 8:00 p.m. & 2:00 p.m. Concert Hall DePaul Opera Theatre Presents: The Turn of the Screw by Benjamin Britten
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