Ahmet Faik Şener (1925 – 28 June 2022), was a Turkish mouth harmonica virtuoso.
Ahmet Faik Şener | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | 1925 Gemlik, Turkey |
| Died | 28 June 2022 (aged 96–97) Zeytinburnu, Istanbul, Turkey |
| Genres | Caz |
| Instrument | harmonica |
Known as Balarısı Ahmet, he was known as the virtuoso of harmonica in Turkey. He has interpreted almost all kinds of works from classical music to folk music, with his harmonica.[1]
Life
editHe acquired his first harmonica in primary school.[2] He founded his first musical ensemble,[3] Balarları (Honeybee), with Şerif Yüzbaşıoğlu, on the piano and Şefik Uyguner on the flute during his university years. He was studying law. Besides harmonica, he played accordion and rhythm instruments while singing. Balarları became one of the famous ensembles of the period.[4]
Rewards
editThe Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Ahmet Faik Şener in a ceremony organized by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İstanbul Kültür Sanat Vakfı) (IKSV) in the Istanbul Jazz Festival (In Turkish İstanbul Caz Festivali), which celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2018.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Balarısı Ahmet Faik Şener". caz.iksv.org (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 14 May 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
- ^ "Kulis değil sanat yaptım" (in Turkish). Yeni Şafak gazetesi, 5 Ağustos 2013. Archived from the original on 6 August 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ^ "Balarısı Ahmet Hayatı". Yeni Şafak (in Turkish). 5 August 2018. Archived from the original on 6 August 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
- ^ "Gizli Bir Virtüöz: Balarısı Ahmet" (in Turkish). Gelibolu Tanıtım Gönüllüleri web sitesi. Archived from the original on 14 May 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ^ "25. İstanbul Caz Festivali, Türk caz tarihinden yıldız yağmuruyla başladı". T24 (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 29 June 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2020.