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<\/h2>\n<\/h2>\nYasmin Levy, a leading Ladino singer, said she has decided to visit Turkey’s central Konya province to learn famous Sufi dance, known as Sema.<\/p>\n
\u201cI watched the dervishes carefully while they were whirling and I said ‘I want to learn it’,\u201d Levy, a Israeli singer, songwriter and a performer of Sephardic origin with family roots in Turkey, told Anadolu Agency after her concert in Konya.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe reason I want to learn [Sema dance] is to be more modest. It makes you understand that \u2018I\u2019m nothing\u2019. It is just your soul and Allah,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n
Konya is a hub for Sufism, as the 13th-century Sufi mystic, poet and Islamic scholar Mevlana Jalaluddin al-Rumi lived most of his life in the province and buried there.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt took me to a different world. I felt modesty. They make themselves so tiny, because we are tiny. I believe God is great, we are nothing,\u201d she said, adding that she knew the Sufism for many years but she has just \u201crealized the real meaning.\u201d<\/p>\n
The followers of the Mevlevi Order — also known as the Order of the Whirling Dervishes — are known for their tolerance, graciousness and discretion, something which sets them apart from today\u2019s hectic pace of life.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat I found similar with me [and Sufis] is I\u2019m a person believing in God. I never go on to stage saying \u2018God give me luck\u2019, I say \u2018God please allow me show your beauty through me\u2019,\u201d Levy said.<\/p>\n
She recalled her first encounter with Sufism and said she heard it from the Turkish master of ney flute, Omer Faruk Tekbilek, in the U.S.<\/p>\n
\u201cToday while listening to the Sufi music here, I told my husband that \u2018I grew up with this music but without knowing it was the Sufi music\u2019,\u201d Levy said.<\/p>\n
Feeling at home in Turkey<\/p>\n
She said she was feeling at home when she came to Turkey, added she had a picture taken when she was one and half year old, in which she is seen dancing to a Turkish music played by her father.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m Turkish, I grew up with this music,\u201d she said, adding that she visited Turkey\u2019s western Manisa province — her father\u2019s hometown.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was brought up with [iconic Turkish musician] Orhan Gencebay\u2019s music at home. I listen to him since my childhood,\u201d Levy said, noting that she wanted to meet him and sing with him one day.<\/p>\n
The 43-year-old performer is considered by many as the leading singer in Ladino — an ancient mix of Hebrew and Spanish.<\/p>\n
The award-winning singer is also well known for her emotional songs such as \u201cNaci en Alamo\u201d and \u201cLa Alegria.\u201d<\/p>\n
Her music is a mix of Sephardic influences and the musical traditions of the Middle East and Anatolia. She also combines Middle Eastern instruments such as the darbuka, oud, and European instruments like violin, cello, and piano.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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