Jesus ben Sirach (ישוע בן סירא, Yešwaʿ ven Siraʾ), commonly known simply as ben Sirach or Sirach and also rendered Jesus son of Sirach or Jesus Siracides, was the author of the deuterocanonical Wisdom of Sirach and possibly the rabbinical Alphabet of Sirach. Ben Sirach, a Jew who had been living in Jerusalem, may have authored the work in Alexandria, Egypt circa 180–175 BCE, where he is thought to have established a school.^[1]

His name[link]

The author's name may have been Shimon (Simon), son of Yeshua (Jesus/Joshua), son of Eleazar, son of Sira.[1]

In the Greek text, the author is called "Jesus the son of Sirach of Jerusalem." (50.27) "Jesus" is the Anglicized form of the Greek name Ἰησοῦς, the equivalent of the Aramaic Yeshua, derived from the older Masoretic Hebrew Yehoshua`.

The copy owned by Saadia Gaon, the prominent rabbi, Jewish philosopher, and exegete of the 10th Century CE, had the reading "Shim`on, son of Yeshua`, son of El`azar ben Sira"; and a similar reading occurs in the Hebrew manuscript B. M.Z. Segal, in his commentary on Ben Sira, concluded that long form with Shim`on should be accepted as original and suggested that the common naming of the book "Ben Sira" is because so many people were named Shim`on at the end of the Second Temple, people often used the 'family' name without Shim`on.

The surname Sira may mean 'thorn' [Hebrew (Ecclesiastes 7:6, Hosea 2:6)], 'white of the eye' (Mishnaic Hebrew), or 'boat' [Hebrew, according to one reading of Amos 4:2]. Sira could also be an Aramaicized form of a family name ha-qots "the thorn" (Ezra 2:51). The Greek form, Sirach, adds the letter chi similar to Hakel-dama-ch in Acts 1:19.

His life[link]

According to the Greek version, though not according to the Syriac, the author traveled extensively (xxxiv. 11) and was frequently in danger of death (ib. verse 12). In the hymn of chapter li. he speaks of the perils of all sorts from which God had delivered him, although this is probably only a poetic theme in imitation of the Psalms. The calumnies to which he was exposed in the presence of a certain king, supposed to be one of the Ptolemaic dynasty, are mentioned only in the Greek version, being ignored both in the Syriac and in the Hebrew text. The only fact known with certainty, drawn from the text itself, is that Ben Sira was a scholar, and a scribe thoroughly versed in the Law, and especially in the "Books of Wisdom."

References[link]

1. ^ See Guillaume, Phillipe. "New Light on the Nebiim from Alexandria: A Chronography to Replace the Deuteronomistic History": sections 3 – 5: full notes and bibliography

External links[link]

•  "Jesus, son of Sirach". Encyclopedia Americana. 1920. 

Yamandu Costa - Photo André SZEP

Yamandu Costa (Passo Fundo, January 24, 1980), sometimes misspelled Yamandú, is a Brazilian guitarist and composer. His main instrument is the violão de 7 cordas, the Brazilian seven-stringed nylon guitar.

Yamandu began to study guitar at age seven with his father, Algacir Costa, leader of the group Os Fronteiriços (The Frontiersmen) and mastered the instrument after studying with Lúcio Yanel, an Argentine virtuoso who lived in Brazil. At age fifteen, Yamandu began study Brazilian Southern folk music, Argentina and Uruguay.

Influenced by the music of Radamés Gnattali, he began to study the music of other Brazilians, such as Baden Powell de Aquino, Tom Jobim and Raphael Rabello.

At age seventeen he played in São Paulo for the first time at the Cultural Circuit Bank of Brazil which was produced by the Study Tone Brazil. Yamandu came to be recognized as the musician who revived Brazilian guitar music.

Yamandu's diverse execution styles include styles like chorinho, bossa nova, milonga, tango, samba and chamamé, making him difficult to categorize into a single genre.

Yamandu appeared in Mika Kaurismäki's 2005 documentary film Brasileirinho.

Awards[link]

• Prêmio Tim - Best Soloist - 2004
• Free Jazz Festival 2001 - Rio and São Paulo
• Guitar Festival of Chile - 2001
• Winner of the Prêmio Visa, Instrumental edition - 2001
• Circuito Cultural Banco do Brasil - 1999
• Participation at the Nashville Festival - 1998
• Trophy of Instrumental Music Revelation of the Rio Grande do Sul state
• 25º Award of Best Instrumentalist of the Rio Grande do Sul state
• Show in Montevidéu - 1998
• Tour in Buenos Aires - 1998
• Winner of the Prêmio Califórnia of Uruguaiana - 1995

Discography[link]

• 2008 - Mafuá
• 2007 – Lida
• 2007 – Yamandu + Dominguinhos
• 2007 – Ida e Volta
• 2006 – Tokyo Session
• 2005 – Música do Brasil Vol.I (DVD)
• 2005 – Yamandu Costa ao Vivo (DVD)
• 2005 – Brasileirinho
• 2004 – El Negro Del Blanco / Yamandu Costa e Paulo Moura
• 2003 – Yamandu ao Vivo
• 2001 – Yamandu / Prêmio Visa
• 2000 – Dois Tempos / Lúcio Yanel e Yamandu Costa

External links[link]

• Official website

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İbrahim Tatlıses
Background information
Also known as	İbo
Born	1/1/1952
Occupations	Singer, actor, director, writer, producer, businessman
Instruments	davul, zurna, violin
Years active	1970 - present
Labels	Various
Website	İbrahim Tatlıses

İbrahim Tatlıses, also known as İbo (born January 1, 1952), is a Kurdish pop-folk singer (singing in Kurdish & Turkish) and actor. He was born in the city of Şanlıurfa, in southeastern Anatolia. Tatlıses has recorded 25 albums, including notable albums such as Ayağında Kundura and Selam Olsun. He is also the host of the television programme İbo Show and is a leading actor who has appeared in several dozen films. He has directed most of the films he acted in. Also, he is a businessman involved in the restaurant and tourism businesses, as well as in construction projects in Iraqi Kurdistan.^[1] He has been the target of a serious assassination attempt in 2011

Biography[link]

İbrahim Tatlıses was born in the south-eastern town of Sanliurfa and is of Arabic and Kurdish descent. His father died when he was a child, and Tatlıses was raised by his Mother Leyla. He began singing at weddings when he was young.

Then while he was working in constructions as a normal worker, singing, his singing was heard by a businessman from Adana, and he started appearing in nightclubs.

Ayağında Kundura, released in 1975 helped him spread his name throughout Turkey.

He now has a lot of companies in various industries and had been a candidate in the 2007 General Elections in Turkey, in which his party, Genç Parti could not overcome the election threshold of 10% which further resulted in him not being elected.

Shootings[link]

He was shot in the leg in 1990, and survived an assassination attempt in 1998. In March 2011, he was attacked and was wounded seriously in the headshot.^{[2] [3]}

2011 Shooting[link]

On Monday March 14, 2011, at 00:30 local time, Ibrahim Tatlises and his spokeswoman Buket Çakıcı were shot at by unknown assailants after leaving the offices of the private Turkish channel Beyaz TV following his weekly television show. While entering their vehicle Tatlises was hit with a bullet that entered the back of his skull and exited through the front. His spokeswoman was also hit in the neck, but survived the attack. The perpetrators carried Kalashnikov rifles and escaped in a black car ^[4]. He was taken to the Acıbadem Hospital in Istanbul for emergency treatment.^[5] He underwent a four-hour surgery to have the bullet removed and slowly recovered from his critical condition.^[6] After Tatlises's operation, he was in a stable condition and put to rest for a week. Then the doctors made the announcement saying he is recovering well and healing. Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan visited him to see how he was coping. He then made an announcement publicly reporting he is in a good condition and his traveling along fine. The police in Turkey have reported to have caught around 20 criminals involved in the attack. On Thursday April the 7th, Tatlıses left Acıbadem Hospital with a police escort and travelled to the Atatürk International Airport where he boarded the Ministry of Health’s Hawker 900XP air ambulance. He left for Germany, where he will receive six months of physical rehabilitation in a condensed period of one month.^[7] He returned from Germany.

Ibrahim got married to Ayşegül Yıldız in the Dar al Shifa Hospital on Sept. 27th 2011.

Discography[link]

1. 1965 Ozel Album
2. 1970 Kara Kız
3. 1974 Palandöken Plak
4. 1975 Ben İnsan Değil Miyim?
5. 1975 Ayağında Kundura
6. 1975 Yağmur
7. 1976 Urfa Emektaroglu Bant Studyosu
8. 1976 Ashab Gecesi
9. 1978 Ölürsem Kabrime Gelme Istemem
10. 1978 Doldur Kardeş Icelim
11. 1980 Ceylan
12. 1981 Acı Gerçekler
13. 1982 Yalan
14. 1983 Yaşamak Bu Değil
15. 1984 Benim Hayatim
16. 1984 Mutlu Ol Yeter
17. 1985 Mavi Mavi
18. 1986 Gülüm Benim
19. 1987 Allah Allah - Hülya
20. 1986 Amerika Konseri
21. 1988 Kara Zindan
22. 1989 Fosforlu Cevriyem
23. 1989 Insanlar
24. 1990 Ben Aşk İçin Ölürüm
25. 1990 Söylim Mi - Hesabim Var
26. 1991 Vur Gitsin Beni - Yemin Ettim
27. 1992 Ah Keşkem
28. 1993 Mega Aşk
29. 1994 Haydi Söyle
30. 1995 Klasikleri
31. 1996 Bende Isterem
32. 1996 Türkü Dinle Türkü Söyle
33. 1998 At Gitsin
34. 1998 Sabuha
35. 1999 Selam Olsun
36. 2001 Yetmez Mi
37. 2002 Megamix
38. 2003 Tek Tek
39. 2003 Yaşamak Bu Değil
40. 2004 Imparatordan Uzun Havalar
41. 2004 Aramam
42. 2005 Israil Konseri
43. 2005 Sizler Için
44. 2007 Türküler
45. 2007 Bulamadim
46. 2008 Neden
47. 2009 Benim Remixlerim
48. 2009 Yağmurla Gelen Kadin
49. 2009 Iste Tatlises
50. 2010 Imparatorun Doğuşu
51. 2010 Hani Gelecektin
52. 2011 Mucize

Filmography[link]

References[link]

Aafje Heynis (born 2 May 1924, Krommenie) is a Dutch contralto. In 1961, she was awarded the Harriet Cohen International Music Award. A tea rose, hybridised by Buisman 1964, was named after her.

Biography[link]

As young as aged four she sang in the child choir and together with her father at the harmonium. On the advice of Jan Mienes, the conductor of the choral society in her native town of Krommenie she auditioned for teacher Jo Immink in Amsterdam with an arrangement of the "Pilgrims' Chorus" from Wagner's "Tannhauser". After that from 1946 to 1949, her singing teacher was Aaltje Noorderwier-Reddingius and was given good advice by Laurens Bogtman, the great oratorio singer.

She quickly established her reputation, to begin with in the field of oratorio. With her performance in Brahms' Alto Rhapsody with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra under the direction of Eduard van Beinum, she attracted wide attention. She performed many concerts in churches, Lieder recitals, and numerous performances of Bach's St. Matthew Passion. For the Philips label she made a whole series of recordings of works by Brahms, Bach, Handel and Mendelssohn.

However Aafje Heynis showed a particular preference for Gustav Mahler, one consequence of which was a legendary recording of Mahler's Symphony No.2 with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra conducted by Bernard Haitink.

Discography[link]

• Bach, Händel : Sacred Arias, Pierre Palla, Walther Schneiderhan (violinist), Nikolaus Hübner, Meindert Boekel ; Vienna Symphony Orchestra, Amsterdam Chamber Orchestra, Prop Musica Choir ; Dir. Hans Gillesberger, Marinus Voorberg, Lex Karsemeijer.
• Bach : Cantatas BWV 170 & 169, Sacred Songs, Albert de Klerk, Simon Jansen ; Netherlands Chamber Orchestra, Netherlands Bach Society Choir, Szymon Goldberg.
• Brahms : Choral Works & Overtures. Vienna Singverein, Vienna Symphony Orchestra; Dir. Wolfgang Sawallisch.
• Brahms : Alto Rhapsody, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Apollo Royal Male Choir, Eduard Van Beinum (1958).
• Brahms, Vier ernste Gesänge, piano : Johan van den Boogert (1958).
• Mahler : Symphony No. 2 "Resurrection", Elly Ameling, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Netherlands Radio Chorus, Bernard Haitink, 1968.
• Schubert : Rosamunde, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Bernard Haitink.

Compilations

• Het Puik van zoete kelen (The Cream of Glorious Voices) Philips Dutch Masters 464 385-2 (includes her performance "Sea Slumber Song" by Edward Elgar)
• Les rarissimes de Aafje Heinis : Gluck, Haydn, Dorjak, Franck, Caplet, Brahms, Schuinbert, R. Strauss, Wolf, Mahler (EMI, 2005)

References[link]

• MusicWeb reviews of Philips Bach and Handel arias CD, accessed 21 January 2010
• Dutch Divas - Aafje Heynis, contralto
• Dutch Divas - Aafje Heynis - zangeres zonder pretenties (Dutch – more extensive set of five pages)
• Six Dutch Contraltos (includes MP3 of Sir Edward Elgar's Sea Slumber Song)
• Bach Cantatas page on Aafje Heynis
• Aafje Heynis at the Internet Movie Database

Gülben Ergen (pronounced [ˈɟylben ˈeɾɡen]; born August 25, 1972) is a Turkish singer and occasional actress. She was born in Kadıköy, Istanbul, Turkey, and has acted in films and on television. Her most famous role is probably that of Melek in Dadı, the Turkish version of The Nanny. She was named Miss Cinema 1987 and later by the help of her famous friends such as Seren Serengil and Ibrahim Tatlises she started her singing career . During her career, Ergen has released six successful albums and became a top singer. Throughout her career, many of her songs have hit number one on the record charts, including "Abayı Yaktım", "Sade ve Sadece", "Arka Sokaklar", "Uçacaksın", "Kandıramazsın Beni", "Küt Küt", "Yalnızlık", "Lay La Lay Lalay", "Sürpriz" and "Giden Günlerim Oldu". Her nicknames include the "Queen of Arabesque-pop music".

She married Mustafa Erdoğan, the founder of Fire of Anatolia dance group, on September 5, 2004, and has had a son named Atlas Erdoğan, on January 18, 2007. She then had twin boys named Ares and Güney in 2009. Since marriage, she sometimes goes by Gülben Ergen Erdoğan.

She is one of the Turkish celebrities who is part of the social networking site Twitter. She communicates with her fans daily through her tweets.

Discography[link]

• Merhaba (Hello) - January 13, 1997
• Kör Âşık (Blind Lover) - January 4, 2000
• Sade ve Sadece (Simple and Only) - June 2, 2002
• Uçacaksın (You're Gonna Fly) - December 15, 2003
• 9 + 1 Fıkır Fıkır (9+1 Ebullient) - June 5, 2005
• Gülben Ergen - June 3, 2006
• Aşk Hiç Bitmez (Love Never Ends) - March 2, 2008
• Uzun Yol Şarkıları (Long Road Songs) - March 23, 2009
• Hayat Bi Gün - August 22, 2011

Television series[link]

• Biz Ayrılamayız (1988)
• Deniz Yıldızı (1988)
• Av (1989)
• Hanımın Çiftliği (1990)
• Kanun Savaşçıları (1991)
• Yolpalas Cinayeti (1991)
• İşgal Altında (1992)
• İki Kız Kardeş (1994–1995)
• Fırat (1994)
• Marziye (1998–2000)
• Dadı (2001–2003)
• Hürrem Sultan (2002–2003)
• Gönül (2006)
• Gülben Ergen ile Sürpriz (2008)
• Gülben Ergen / song: Süpriz (song: Surprise) (2008)

Video Clips[link]

• Yaramaz: 20 January 1997
• Sana Sana: 27 January 1997
• Aşkta Kural Tanımam: 17 January 1998
• Boşvere Boşvere: 26 March 1998
• Sensiz Mutlu Olamam: 3 June 1998
• Kim Ne Derse Desin: 18 January 2000
• Kör Aşık: 13 April 2000
• Kanıma Dokunuyor: 27 August 2000
• Kurşuni: 27 December 2000
• Senin İçin: 25 December 2001
• Abayı Yaktım: 20 June 2002
• Sadece Elveda: 27 August 2002
• Sandık Lekesi: 25 December 2002
• Arka Sokaklar: 14 March 2003
• Teşekkür Ederim: 29 July 2003
• Uçacaksın: 12 January 2004
• Kandıramazsın Beni: 27 April 2004
• Küt Küt: 20 July 2004
• Gencecik Delikanlı: 31 October 2004
• Ayrılmam: 25 February 2005
• Fıkır Fıkır: 7 June 2005
• Yalnızlık: 15 June 2006
• Lay La Lay Lalay: 10 August 2006
• Yani: 5 January 2007
• Aşksın Sen: 5 April 2007
• Sürpriz: 13 March 2008
• Avrupa / Milli Takım: 15 May 2008
• Bay Doğru: 7 August 2008
• Ya Ölümsün Ya Düğün: 11 December 2008
• Giden Günlerim oldu: 27 March 2009
• Çilekli: 14 November 2009
• Üzgünüm: 17 January 2010
• Bir Şans Daha: 20 July 2010

External links[link]

• Official Site

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