Mehmet Refik Kaya (Rebab)
Mehmet Refik Kaya was born in Üsküdar, Istanbul and studied at first visual arts at Mimar Sinan University. After, he did his doctors degree about the Rebab at Turkish Music State Conservatory of Istanbul Technical University. The rediscovery of this instrument is his merit. So Mehmet Refik Kaya got the honorary title „Refik-i-Rebabi“. The forgotten history of Rebab, its broad repertoire from traditional Central Asian music to Ottoman and Sufi music has been documented by Mehmet Refik Kaya in many CD recordings and concerts worldwide. He is working for the renowned Turkish label Kalan Music with his own ensemble project Ruhnüvaz and creates bridges between the sound of traditional Turkish music and other music cultures. He is member of the Istanbul based Turkish State Ensemble for Historical Music since 1994.