An Evening of Ancient Turkish Mystical Devotional Music
with Latif Bolat
at the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center Los Angeles
13325 Beach Ave, Marina Del Rey, CA 90292

Saturday, October 20
8:00-9:30pm
Cost: $15

 Also, Join us for Special Classes on Monday and Tuesday, October 22-23
 Stories and songs from the mystical Sufi Tradition of Turkey
7:15-8:45pm each evening ($15 per session)

We are very sorry, Monday and Tuesday evenings have been cancelled.

Latif Bolat - Turkish Mystic Music

Turkish Mystic Sufi musician Latif Bolat will present music, poetry, Sufi mystic stories and images from the ancient land of Turkey.   Latif Bolat plays Turkish Folk Music and devotional Sufi songs which are called Ilahi and Nefes, from the Anatolian peninsula. The lyrics of Ilahis or Nefeses are taken largely from the great mystic poets Yunus Emre, Niyazi Misri and many other ancient troubadours of Turkey.

The program also includes sacred ballads composed by Latif Bolat. Throughout the program, devotional poetry will be recited from 13th Century Sufi poets Yunus Emre and Rumi, and images of Turkish people and scenery will be reflected on a screen.   One of the most well-known Turkish musicians in the US, Bolat possesses a vast repertoire, ranging from Sufi devotional songs and Turkish Folk music to classical pieces. His mesmerizing performances draw on ancient texts and employ traditional instrumentation such as the baglama (long necked lute), and he is often accompanied by other Turkish traditional instruments such as oud, bendir and ney flute.

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Latif BolatAbout Latif Bolat
Latif Bolat is a native of the Turkish Mediterranean town of Mersin. After receiving his degree in folklore and music at Gazi University in Ankara, Turkey, he taught traditional music throughout the country. He then went on to manage Ankara Halk Tiyatrosu, a musical theater company, which performed traditional musical plays. Mr.Bolat also received further degrees in Turkish History and Middle East Religion and Politics from Ankara University and an MBA from San Francisco State University.  

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