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RUMI FEST 2019 – Ornaments of melodies, dances and colours…

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Ornaments of melodies, dances and colours… In 2019 the VI International Festival of Oriental Art and Music “RUMI FEST” featured a range of cultural events. The organizing society made every effort to let the event become a joyful occasion, and gives their thanks to all the participants and guests of the festival, who helped to...

Folk-group “Chveneburebi” and the Georgian ballet “Lelo”

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Unique polyphony of the folk-group “Chveneburebi” Georgian polyphony has been existing since the year dot, having passed a long way of development. Now it is a true pearl and treasure not only of the Georgian people, but of the whole humanity. In 2001 UNESCO proclaimed Georgian polyphony an Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity, as...

Physiological aspects of the Sema ceremony

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Physiological aspects of the Sema ceremony. Watching how easily, if not weightlessly, Mevlevi dervishes whirl in their white robes, often we do not even think about the reason of this weightlessness. Just imagine: the velocity of Semazen’s turns depends on musical rhythm and can reach 33-40 turns per minute. The Sema can last up to...

Mevlevi fraternity and Sema

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A bit about the Mevlevi fraternity and Sema The Mevlevi fraternity (order) was founded by the sheikh Sultan Veled (1226–1312), inspired by the ideas and way of life of his father, a great Persian mystic Muhammad Jalaluddin Rumi (1207–1273), known in Turkey as Mevlana Rumi. Among all the Turkish Sufi communities the Mevlevi fraternity was...

Mevlevi – Musical instruments

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The Instruments used in the Mevlevi ceremonies This year talented musicians from different cities of Turkey have united to perform at VI International Festival of Oriental Art and Music “RUMI FEST”. The group name is Meydan Musiki. All of them are well-known in their homeland for their achievements and research in the field of music....

Ney – The Magic of reed flute

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The Magic of reed flute This breath in the Ney is fire and isn’t a sheer blow, He who hasn’t this fire let him die and let him go. It is the fire of love that has made the Ney demented, And is love-desire that renders the wine fermented. The Ney is a friend to…

RUMI FEST 2019

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VI International Festival of Oriental Art and Music “RUMI FEST” Riga, 26 — 29 September, 2019 In 2019 the Festival is opened with the exhibition “Mūžīgā mīlestība” (“Eternal Love”) in Riga Town Hall, and will be continued with the musical concerts, which feature the performance of the Iranian trio “Hamdam” accompanying mystic dancing of the…

RUMI FEST 2017

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The sounds of musical rhythms and applauses at the concerts of IV International Festival of Oriental Music and Culture “RUMI FEST”, which were held in Riga from 29 September till 1 October, 2017, have faded away. This year the Festival program featured performances of virtuosos from Iran – the group "TANEEN-O-TAN ENSEMBLE", singer, composer and...

Exhibition of Classical Turkish Art

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This is for the first time in Latvia when from 27 October till 23 November, 2017, within the framework of the Festival «RUMI FEST» (18.08.2017 — 23.11.2017) at the Riga Congress Hall there was held the Exhibition Destegül “Modern classical Turkish Art”. This exhibition was the touch of the pen finishing the program of the...

Concert of Persian and Kurdish Music “The Path of White Clouds”

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On 23 September, 2017, on the brink of the IV International Festival of Oriental Music and Art “RUMI FEST” we had held the concert of Persian and Kurdish Music “the Path of White clouds”, which featured performance of the group of Iranian musicians led by Mohammad Rassouli. Mohammad Rassouli is one of the best Ney...