Erguner makes traditional Turkish Mevlevi music rave-ready
- 9 years ago
Kudsi Erguner is considered a master of traditional Mevlevi Sufi music and is one of the best-known players of the ney, the Turkish flute. He comes from a family steeped in Sufi music stretching back four generations.
Erguner spoke to euronews during International Mugam Festival in Azerbaijan. He has a lot to say about the relationship between traditional Sufi music and modern interpretations of it.
“There is nu-electronic dance sufism if seen from modern point of view. In fact sufism is closer to techno. It is an adopted enthusiasm popular among those who are more westernised in Muslim societies. You see people spin, people who play the ney, people who feel sufi but what is more important you get people interested in mysticism whose traditions offer them no connection with this,” he says.
Erguner, who moved to Paris to study architecture in 1973, has released more than 200 albums during his career. Despite a busy routine, he has been composing film soundtracks for the past 20
Erguner spoke to euronews during International Mugam Festival in Azerbaijan. He has a lot to say about the relationship between traditional Sufi music and modern interpretations of it.
“There is nu-electronic dance sufism if seen from modern point of view. In fact sufism is closer to techno. It is an adopted enthusiasm popular among those who are more westernised in Muslim societies. You see people spin, people who play the ney, people who feel sufi but what is more important you get people interested in mysticism whose traditions offer them no connection with this,” he says.
Erguner, who moved to Paris to study architecture in 1973, has released more than 200 albums during his career. Despite a busy routine, he has been composing film soundtracks for the past 20