- artist:THE WHIRLING DERVISHES OF KONYA
- event type:Concert
- date:02 Nov 2007 - 03 Nov 2007
- city/area:Stockholm
- venue:Uppsala Sacred Music Festival
- country:Sweden
- style(s):Dance, Sufi
- event posted by:Turquoise Production
With a worldwide reputation, the Whirling Dervishes of Konya have been blessed to live in the city where the great Sufi tradition was born in the 13th century. These musicians, singers and dancers (Semazens) have for about twenty years now represented one of the most interesting aspects of the mystical culture of Turkey. The Sema - the whirling dance - and the Zikr - the hymns sung by the sacred choir - are connected to each other, a spiritual ambience that leads the Dervish enter a mystical universe.