FREE Middle Eastern Drum Workshop with Murat Tekbilek

MURAT TEKBILEK was born into a family of musicians. Since the age of 5, he has studied with his father Omar Faruk and his uncle Ibrahim Turmen (another master musician). With a focus on darbuka, def, bendir and bongos, he has performed in numerous concerts and camps all over the USA. He has had the pleasure of performing with a variety of Turkish, Greek, Armenian, Israeli, American and Lebanese musicians. For the past 10 years he has been on tour with his father’s ensemble and has been playing venues all around the world.

For more information, call the University of Rochester Program of Dance and Movement at 585-273-5150 or visit website at http://www.rochester.edu/college/dance