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Rumi Suite And Livaneli Songs: Featuring Zülfü Livaneli at DROM
Courtesy of Viviana Vargas | Posted on February 6, 2020
When
Sun, March 1, 2020
8:00 pm
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Musicians
Ara Dinkjian
oudTamara Jokic
vocalsAbout
Zulfu Livaneli is a world renowned author, poet, director and musician best known in his native country of Turkey as one of the most famous singers and songwriters of the nation. His songs have been performed by many well-known names such as Joan Baez, Maria Farandouri, Mikis Theodorakis and Udo Lindenburg.
Livaneli is a man of many talents and is a person who understands what peace and prosperity means to a collective consciousness. His novel, Bliss, won the Barnes & Nobles Discovery of Great Writers award in 2006. He has collaborated with many artists, writers and intellectuals such as Arthur Miller, Elia Kazan, James Baldwin and Peter Ustinov. His works in cultural and political spaces led him to become a Goodwill Ambassador to UNESCO in 1995, a position he still holds to this day. In the past he also served a term within the Turkish Parliament, as well as within the council of Europe....