seek out the darkness

Yesterday, a friend sent me some French songs. I was listening ‘ je cherche l'ombre ‘ from Celine Dion when she asked me if I like French music. I love French songs like in any other languages. One is not able to understand all languages, so the lyrics are important to a certain extent when a song is being listened.
Personally, I prefer to listen the songs which I am able to understand the lyrics and that is why you can not find many songs on my playlist in the languages that I cant understand. Most of them are English and Turkish. And there are some Chinese and Kurdish as well. But as I said before, I listen any kind of music as long as I like. So, of course I have a lot of songs in Spanish Arabic Japanese French and in many other languages as well. I have never thought to learn French, but I really would like to live in France for a while. I want to live there and go to cinema, watch theatres and concerts in order to observe their sense of art.
But everything aside, I of course prefer to lost in the fascinating voice of oriental and Islamic music. Nothing can take their place in my book. Listening Ney and Kanun is flying your soul to so far away. Just close your eyes and give your ear to the amazing voice. You will feel relieved and you will feel the peace.
I don’t know have you ever listen him but here I want to give his name as an example as a great virtuoso. He is Omer Faruk Tekbilek, one of the noteworthy musician of Kanun and Ney. If you visit his official website, you gonna see that he is honored as a peacemaker and virtuoso. He has many funs from various countries. Yes he is a world-famous musician.
Unfortunately, it is a shame to say but there is a point can not be avoided that he is not known in Turkey thoroughly though his works getting known and popular in recent years.
Lastly, I would like to say that my wish is the value of the real musicians artists and actors should be known by media and society. And we can make a major contribution to this.
Respects!

Beduk and Eurovision

I have been remarked my music addiction many times if you read my previous entries. Yes, it is like an addiction for me. I wish I could be a musician or telling the truth, I wish I could be at least able to play a musical instrument. I want to play only for my love – and maybe for friends- and compose something for her. Today I entered an instrument shop to ask how much the guitar classes were given. No, it is not for me, I don’t have time to learn, at least for these several months. My friend wants to learn playing guitar. I know it is not easy and need to show patience like anything in this life. I know because I had a guitar last year and I learned how playing a guitar is hard. I could play many simple songs. After separating from my friend and also my guitar teacher, I quit to playing anymore. Right now, I am not good at playing. I gave my guitar to my sister as a gift. I think she has more time to get around to learning.
Anyway, I won’t be a musician, and I have never had a goal like this. I won’t participate in Eurovision contest. Haha.
Like every year, these days people start to discuss as well on who should represent Turkey in the Eurovision contest. If you check the comments on the net, you can see clearly that for everyone to be talking all at once. If you asked me who could fly our flag properly, I would say Ismail yk can represent us with his the best and the most famous song ‘facebook’. LOL :)
The other day, I saw someone said Feridun Duzagac should represent us in the Eurovision contest and she said Duzagac is the exact person who can fly our flag properly. No doubt, Duzagac can do it better than previous singers but there is a point that person missed. It is better to sing in English if you want to be placed. -Btw, I don’t know how well FEDE knows English.-
I saw Feridun’s replied to that woman on the twitter.com and mentioned this language reality. He said it should be given chance to young talents and TRT – Turkish radio and television- does it right. As for himself, he doesn’t agree to participant and represent Turkey but he has a piece of advice on who can get a place if the song would be English. He suggests Beduk.
I don’t know have you ever heard Beduk before but I know him for several months. I saw his last video clip on the net by chance and at first I thought he is not Turkish. His English was really good, just like an English native speaker. Later on, I read his interview on the ONE magazine and learned how he has such a good English accent.  He had lived in USA till his five years old, that is why he has such a well-accent English.
So Duzagac, as it should be, recommend him to represent us in the contest. I guess, as much as I know Beduk, he is perfectly the person who can show the Turkish flag and can get the first place.
Let me give you a link where you can listen and watch some pieces from Beduk. Here is the link. Listen and see how Duzagac is right to recommend him. I think you will agree with us.
There is a saying in Chinese goes ‘jiayou’ and refer to stimulate someone in a contest or race. Well, in behalf of all Turks in China, I also wanna say Beduk should go in the Eurovision in the name of Turkey and we support Beduk by saying Jiayou.. JIAYOU BEDUK.. :)))

Festival of Sacrifices

There are many kind of festivals celebrated in Turkey. But the most important ones are religious festivals such as Ramadan festival and the festival of sacrifice. Muslims celebrate them only because God commands to do the ritual worships during the festivals such as sacrifice an animal and give away to the people in need, remember the importance of giving a helping hand to the people and visit the relatives and friends one more time.
There is not any noteworthy difference between old times and today in the celebrating ways of festival, because people celebrate it how God command to celebrate. Today people take the festivals as an opportunity to have a vacation and don’t celebrate it as before. That is the only noteworthy difference from the old days.
I think traditional festivals are very important for all countries as it is important for us.. So, celebrating them is so significant for every society.
Seeing people to visit each other and visit their relatives and families (for whom live far away from them) make me so happy. People give gift to each other, and being more tolerant and happy. So, seeing people happy make me happy as well.
As for Kurban festival in particular, people sacrifice an animal and give its meat away, so rich Muslims gratify people in need. And, would you plz tell me what could make you happy more than that?
When Kurban Festival is mentioned, people who can not afford to buy meat and eat it often, and riches who trying to sacrifice animals for relieving them appear first in my mind.
Visits are the most significant activity during festival and this strengthen the relation between friends, families and relatives.
I sometimes choose the way to pay a visit or send a text-message to show my best wishes. Yes, sometimes I do so if I am far away from the person who I send messages or emails. But I prefer to visit if the time and distance is appropriate.
There is an obvious influence on our religious festivals from western world. In the old days, festivals such as Ramadan or Kurban were known as a time to visit relatives and friends to strengthen the link between each other. But now, when one ask what festival is, many people may answer that it is a chance to leave from the crowded city and unbrace themselves, a chance for a short vacation. That is totally the result of the influence of western culture on our society. If we – as the conscious people- make people conscious of the importance of the festivals, and bring society off the mentality that festivals are command by God to conciliate our relatives and friends, everything would better and we would celebrate it as it should be celebrated. Because of the stressful density of the works, people neglect to gather with relatives and friends and festivals are the exact time to do this. So, it may be taught – or may be reminded- to people to do so.
In my opinion, it is because of the influences of other cultures, especially western world, people neglect to celebrate the festivals as it should be done.
As I said above, the only and proper way to protect our culture is education. It must be taught to people how their culture is important and unique. Making people conscious on the values is the best way to protect traditions and festivals.