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TOP 20 MUSICIANS to LISTEN from ANATOLIA

(All lists in www.selcukschoices.blogspot.com - Tüm listeler için www.selcukschoices.blogspot.com)

1.Dede Efendi - Turkish Classical - 1778 born composer, developer of many Turkish music forms



Russian Red Army Choir and Ottoman Army Choir performing Dede Efendi composition in Moscow.

2.Sezen Aksu - Pop, Psychedelic Pop - Little Sparrow of Turkish Pop and teacher of Tarkan, Sertab Erener, Levent Yüksel and many other Pop singers



Oud intro makes song fascinating for people who like both slow pop music and also oriental instruments.

3.Tanburi Cemil Bey - Turkish Classical, Tanbur Virtuoso - Greatest Tanbur Virtuoso of the history

4.Erkin Koray - Anatolian Rock, Rock'n Roll - First person to ever play Rock'n Roll in Turkey

Listen "Sevince" by Erkin Koray



Erkin Koray never sent his daughter to school because of his negative opinions about traditional education systems.


5.Erkan Oğur - Turkish Folk, Guitar Virtuoso - A Pioneer of fretless guitars

Listen "Zeynep" by Erkan Oğur



Multi-Instrumentalist Erkan Oğur got fame in his older times but he is always accepted greatest guitar player of Turkish music history.


6.Münir Nurettin Selçuk - Vocal Turkish Classical - Tenor singer of 1940s

7.Idil Biret - Classical Pianist - Most talented female Classical Pianist of Turkish Music History

8.Müzeyyen Senar - Vocal Turkish Classical - Turkish singer who had great admiration by Ataturk

9.Barış Manço - Anatolian Rock, Pop Rock

His visual image characterised by his long hair, mustache and big rings softened the reaction of otherwise conservative Turkish public opinion regarding the marginal visual appearances. - Wikipedia



Barış Manço is maybe most well-known figure of Turkish Music. He is famous for his peaceful personality and TV programmes which in he did travel the world.

10.Zeki Muren - Vocal Turkish Classical

Sun of classical Turkish music, Pasha. Müren dressed effeminately, wearing large, ornate rings and heavy make up, especially in the later years of his life. In many ways, he had a pioneering role in rendering the Turkish society more accepting about homosexuality. He, with his distinct style, remained a highly respected artist throughout his career, and in a sense, paved the way for many later, more openly gay or transsexual Turkish artists. - Wikipedia



Zeki Muren had always close relations with audience. He is telling elegant words to his spectators in the video.

11.Bülent Ortaçgil - Acoustic Rock - Bülent Ortaçgil famous for his unique style of music. His lyrics are mostly about games and childhood memories.



Ortacgil's best album's Indie Folk treasure


12.Fikret Kızılok - Acoustic Rock, Protest

13.Aşık Veysel - Turkish Folk, Sung Poetry - He was blind for the most of his lifetime. His songs have usually sad tunes, often talking about inevitability of death

14.Omar Faruk Tekbilek - World Music, Sufi - Worldwide famous Sufi musician

15.Neşet Ertaş - Turkish Folk - Turkish folk music singer, lyrics writer and a virtuoso of the traditional Turkish instrument bağlama

16.Orhan Gencebay - World Music, Arabesque, Fusion Music



From Crossing the Bridge (Best Documentarical movie about Turkish Music) Orhan Gencebay performing one of his signature songs "Hatasız Kul Olmaz" and Baba Zula talking about his importance in Turkish Music.

17.Cem Karaca - Anatolian Rock

In the 1970s, Turkey's image was damaged by political violence between supporters of the left and the right, separatist movements and the rise of Islamism. As the country fell into chaos, the government suspected Cem Karaca of involvement. At times he was accused of treason for being a separatist thinker and a Marxist-Leninist. The Turkish government tried to portray Karaca as a man, who was unknowingly writing songs to start a revolution. - Wikipedia

18.Mercan Dede - World Music, Sufi, Ambient

Listen "Halitus" by Mercan Dede



Turkish DJ Arkın Allen aka Mercan Dede is multi-instrumentalist and one of the most famous representers of religious philosophy of Sufism in music

19.Fazıl Say - Classical Pianist



His Classical + Jazz performance of Mozart's Turkish March

20.Okay Temiz - Fusion, Drums



From New Year Celebrations of Turkish Radio Television (TRT)


HONORABLE MENTION

Sertab Erener - Pop, Operatic Pop

Listen "Ask" by Sertab Erener

Burhan Öçal - World Music, Drums

Baba Zula - Psychedelic Folk - Most different folk band of Turkey

Listen "Çöl Aslanları" by Baba Zula

Selda - Anatolian Rock, Folk

Listen "Ince Ince" by Selda

Şebnem Ferah - Turkish Rock

Listen "Bu Aşk Fazla Sana" by Şebnem Ferah



She is highly respected Rock singer in Turkey for last two decades.

Moğollar - Folk Rock

Teoman - Turkish Rock



Short movie, sad story, beautiful song, English subtitles added by me.


Ezginin Günlüğü - Folk-Pop, Psychedelic Pop



Year: 1990, Song: Çocuğun kurguları - Fantasies of Child , Video: BBC Earth Documentary, edited by me.


Replikas - Experimental Rock

Nekropsi - Progressive Rock

Levent Yüksel - Ethno-Pop

Yeni Türkü - Ethno-Folk

Leman Sam - Folk-Pop

Agire Jiyan - Kurdish Folk



Safiye Ayla - Vocal Turkish Classical

Ruhi Su - Folk



Ruhi Su with legendary minstrel Aşık Veysel

Ahmet Kaya - Protest, Folk



At 10 February 1999 televised annual music awards ceremony, SHOW TV, at which he was to be named Musician of the Year, he spoke out about his 'Kurdish' background and said that he wanted to produce music in his native Kurdish as naturally as he does in Turkish. He announced that he had recorded a song in Kurdish (Karwan, released on the Hoşçakalın Gözüm album in 2001) and intended to produce a video to accompany it. At this event he was attacked by some Turkish singers like Serdar Ortac, Ebru Gundes and many other singers because of his stance on the use of Kurdish. Kaya went to France in June 1999 escaping various charges arising from his political views. He died of a heart attack in Paris in 2000, at the age of 43.




Honorable Mention (Others) : Edip Akbayram, Hande Yener (Turkish Madonna - innovative early Pop lately Electro singer), Pinhani, Mor ve Ötesi, Aşık Mahsuni Şerif, Fuat Saka, Candan Erçetin, Nilüfer, Ajda Pekkan (Superstar of Turkey), Şivan Perver (Kurdish musician who lives abroad), Kardeş Türküler, Kızılırmak, Grup Yorum, Duman, Athena (Ska band), Seyyan Hanım (Most respected Turkish Tango singer), Sabahat Akkiraz (Folk singer), Özlem Tekin, Tarkan(Worldwide famous Turkish Pop Singer), Leyla Gencer ( La Diva Turca), İbrahim Tatlıses(one of the greatest voices of Turkey), Kudsi Ergüner...

BEST TURKISH ALBUMS by GENRES

• Best folk Album:
  Bülent Ortaçgil
  Benimle Oynar Mısın (1974)
  
  Best anatolian rock Album:
  Erkin Koray
  Elektronik Türküler (1974)
  
  Best psychedelic rock Album:
  Erkin Koray
  Elektronik Türküler (1974)
  
  Best anatolian folk music Album:
  Selda
  Selda (1976)
  
  Best progressive rock Album:
  Nekropsi
  Mi Kubbesi (1996)
  
  Best alternative rock Album:
  Mor ve Ötesi
  Dünya Yalan Söylüyor
  
  Best hip hop Album:
  ceza
  Rapstar (2004)
  
  Best psychedelic pop Album:
  Sezen Aksu
  Gülümse (1991)
  
  Best ska punk Album:
  Athena
  Holigan (1998)
  
  Best new age Album:
  can atilla
  Ave (1999)
  
  Best electronica Album:
  Portecho
  Undertone (2006)
  
  Best rap rock Album:
  Manga
  Manga (2004)
  
  Best beat music Album:
  Mavi Işıklar
  Mavi Işıklar (1969)
  
  Best ska Album:
  Athena
  Athena (2005)
  
  Best folk rock Album:
  Moğollar
  Moğollar (1976)
  
  Best nu metal Album:
  Çilekeş
  Y.O.K (2005)
  
  Best instrumental Album:
  Taksim Trio
  Taksim Trio (2007)
  
  Best industrial rock Album:
  Hayko Cepkin
  Tanışma Bitti (2007)
  
  Best gypsy music Album:
  Istanbul Oriental Ensemble
  Sultan's Secret Door (1997)
  
  Best hard rock Album:
  Dr. Skull
  Rools 4 Fools (1992)
  
  Best heavy metal Album:
  Mezarkabul
  Unspoken (2001)
  
  Best progressive metal Album:
  Mezarkabul
  Unspoken (2001)
  
  Best krautrock Album:
  Replikas
  Dadaruhi(2002)
  
  Best progressive metal Album:
  mezarkabul
  Unspoken (2001)
  
  Best modern classical Album:
  Fazıl Say
  Stravinsky: Le Sacre du Printemps (2000)
  
  Best classical Album:
  Fazıl Say
  Stravinsky: Le Sacre du Printemps (2000)
  
  Best psychedelic folk Album:
  3 Hür-El
  Hürel Arşivi (1974)
  
  Best acoustic rock Album:
  Fikret Kızılok
  Zaman Zaman (1983)
  
  Best experimental rock Album:
  Replikas
  Avaz (2005)
  
  Best rock Album:
  Şebnem Ferah
  Kadın (1996)
  
  Best jazz Album:
  Okay Temiz
  Zikir (1981)
  
  Best soft rock Album:
  Pinhani
  İnandığın Masallar (2006)
  
  Best world music Album:
  Mercan Dede
  Su (2004)
  
  Best ethnic music Album:
  Baba Zula
  Üç Oyundan Onyedi Müzik (1999)
  
  Best alternative metal Album:
  The Climb
  The Climb (1998)
  
  Best sufi music Album:
  Omar Faruk Tekbilek
  Tree of Patience (2005)
  
  Best hard rock Album:
  Hardal
  Nasil? Ne Zaman? (1982)
  
  Best heavy psych Album:
  Bunalım
  Bunalımlar
  
  Best punk rock Album:
  Kurban
  İnsanlar (2005)
  
  Best blues rock Album:
  Yavuz Çetin
  Satılık (2001)
  
  Best pop music Album:
  Sertab Erener
  Sertab Gibi (1997)
  
  Best gothic metal Album:
  Catafalque
  Dialectique (2007)
  
  Best death metal Album:
  Cenotaph
  Pseudo Verminal Cadaverium(2003)
  
  Best power metal Album:
  Almora
  1945 (2006)
  
  Best speed metal Album:
  Mezarkabul
  Pentagram[as Pentagram] (1990)
  
  Best symphonic metal Album:
  Almora
  1945 (2006)
  
  Best ambient Album:
  Dimness Through Infinity
  Nymph (2004)
  
  Best pop rock Album:
  MFÖ
  Ele Güne Karşı Yapayalnız (1984)
  
  Best jazz fusion Album:
  Okay Temiz
  Kutlama Celebration (1998)
  
  Best electronic Album:
  Ilhan Mimaroğlu
  Musiques Noires(1983)

Most Famous Turkish Musicians Abroad;

1. Tarkan - 6 million listeners (%62 of his total listeners)
Mostly from; Poland, Russia, Brazil, United Kingdom
2. Omar Faruk Tekbilek - 3,9 million listeners (%77 of his total listeners)
Mostly from; U.S.A, Spain
3. Mor ve Ötesi - 3,2 million listeners (%38 of their total listeners)
Mostly from; Russia, Poland, Finland
4. Mercan Dede - 1,35 million listeners (%52 of his total listeners)
Mostly from; Poland, U.S.A, Germany
5. Sertab Erener - 1,15 million listeners (%32 of her total listeners)
Mostly from; Ukraine, Russia, Germany
6. Mustafa Sandal - 1,15 million listeners (%46 of his total listeners)
Mostly from; Germany, Poland, U.S.A, Russia
7. Athena - 0,9 million listeners (%36 of their total listeners)
Mostly from; Germany, Spain, Poland, Russia
8. Baba Zula - 0,75 million listeners (%29 of their total listeners)
Mostly from; Germany, Poland
9. İbrahim Tatlıses - 0,6 million listeners (%32 of his total listeners)
Mostly from; Germany, Bulgaria
10. Selda - 0,6 million listeners (%90 of her total listeners)
Mostly from; U.S.A

I am back from Mannheim, and my head is still overfull with all the memories. I am already starting to forget some parts :-(

Despite of a chaotic organization the event was really fantastic and i can't understand, why it was far from sold out. TurkishRock.com claims only 3000 tickets were sold.

After one and a half hour delay, the crowd was already slightly annoyed, Gökçe started. Among songs i did not know she played both songs that are available on last.fm, "Aradım seni" and "Vay be ben Neymişim".

Next was Gripin. Their highlight was of course the duet with Emre Aydın "Sensiz İstanbul'a düşmanım", who was next. He played "Git" and "Belki Bir Gün Özlersin".



After that a table with a Macbook was carried on stage and Manga, one of my favorites started. They played "Bir kadın cizeceksin". They played one song with a surprise guest, Alper Ağa of Karakan/Cartel fame (But i still don't quite get turkish HipHp).
And of course they played Dursun Zaman with Göksel.

Göksel performed "Günün Birinde", "Depresyondayım", "Karar Verdim" and "Bi' Seni konuşurum".

Next was Seksendört. They played K.G.B. but i can't remember the other songs, because i haven't listened to the album that much.



Next was Badem. I liked them live a lot better. They played "Kara değil mi?" and "Sen ağlama". And i can't remember the rest, because i was already excited waiting for "Kalpsiz", their last song and duet with Özlem Tekin. She was the only one who did not bring her own band with her, she used Badem as her background band, which was good because way too much time was already spent due to breaks. So unfortunately Özlem Tekin without keyboard cascades. But her songs work with guitar arrangements too. She played "Yar Bana Varmadı", "Aşk Herşey Affeder mi?" and my favorite "Dağları deldim". Way too early her performance was finished :-(.

Next was Yüksek Sadakat. They played and "Belki Üstümüzden" and ???

I took a food break, and after that found all the space in front of the space occupied, because next was Teoman.

I only remember Paramparça, because he performed mostly older songs. Counting the hands, cameras and mobile phones in the air, his performance was the highlight for most people in the audience.

Following the next highlight Erkin Koray.
He showed off with his German skillz by giving a little speach in German, and he played Feshupanallah, Arap Saçı, Çöpçüler, Estarabım and more songs i did not knew.

Now followed the hard part. A lot of people already started to leave, others were only waiting for Mor ve Ötesi.

Gece Yolcuları played "Değer mi?" (which i like very much) and "Hüzün".

Aslı played "Dans Etmeye ihtiyacım var", "Su gibi", "Yardımcı olmuyor" and "Kördüğüm". Unfortunately the time was way too late for ballads. A lot of people sat down or took a sleeping break.

Nev also played ballads, but his fans the most fanatic so they did not care about the time and sang every line with their hero. He sang way too many songs. But finally at around 6.00am Mor ve Ötesi entered the stage and with Harun greeting "Guten Morgen!" everyone was awake again and ready to sing "Bir derdim var".



They played "Şirket", "Küçük Sevgilim", Cambaz, Re, Sevda Ciceği and at the end "Deli"

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turkishrock.com has a lot of pictures:
http://www.turkishrock.com/127-fotos-turkish-rock-festival-in-mannheim
http://www.turkishrock.com/128-fotos-turkish-rock-festival-in-mannheim-teil-2
(Even one with my head in the crowd http://www.turkishrock.com/wp-content/gallery/turkish-rock-festival-mannheim-20080606-2/011.jpg )

Videos on Youtube: http://youtube.com/results?search_query=turkish+rock+festival&search_sort=video_date_uploaded

Pictures from my cam: http://arved.priv.at/mannheim/
Unfortunately my flash card (1Gig) went full, while i tried to record "dağları deldim", so only short videos.

UPDATE: http://festival.meddah.tv/ offers a preview of the offical video material. Unfortunately the sound quality is very bad. Some instruments and the crowd are missing or too quiet.

Fri 6 Jun – Turkish Rock Festival

Badem is not my favorite band, but it looks like i will have to look out for the new album, as it contains an düet with Özlem Tekin called Kalpsiz.

The video klip is really ugly. But the song sounds better everytime i play it.

shivaree, i close my eyes: mambo! tarifsiz bir gece... ambrosia'nın gwen stefani'ye de benzeyen o titrek gırtlağı, yaşlı adam çelloları.kliplerinde de sürekli görünen o Timburtonvari pastel karmaşa ve tabi ki eşsiz bir amerika gecesi. bir kıta müziğine dahil edilmeli bu şarkı... i close my eyes... bordo bir gece elbisesi, 1920 lere ait,uzun, kadife..körebe oynarcasına ürkek ve kırgın uzanmış eller, mırıldanarak söylenen şarkılar..ve yine amerikaya ait olduğunu düşündüğüm masmavi, parlak, alkollü bir yaz gecesi..nabokov romanlarının güzel akşam yemeği davetleri, entelektüel konuklar, kaçamak bakışlar, akik gözlü, beyaz tenli kadınlar... ve bordo bir kadife parçası, karanlıkta kahkaha...you're mine tonight love when i close my eyes...mavi gece, pasparlak..

nightcrawlers,never knew love: eskiye ait bir şarkı..zamanına göre çok üstün, iddiasız ama yükseleceği herhalinden belli giriş ritmi ... Cuz i know in my heart you belong here!...video klibindeki yürüyen merdivenler, metropol grisi; gümüşrengi, metalik şehir, takımelbiseli; kalpkırıklığı içinde "modern" bir şarkı. sözlerden ilerde, fersah fersah ilerde ritm. never knew love...loop...hareketli ama vurucu. elimi koyumu ne yapacağımı bilemiyorum. göğüs kafesinde kabaran bi burukluk, eşgüdümlü toplayan ritm... herzamançekicigeldi, herzamanüstüstedinlendi.


negative,moment of our love: listede her görüşümde grup ismi çok basmakalıp dedirtir bu şarkı.. ama yükseldiği, nakarata koştuğu o sözler "love is a word, you give it a name"... ve rahatlayan, rahatça itiraf eden, utanmayan o nakarat. "with you"... sert olmayı becerememediğim, kırmaktan korktuğum günler için. yokluğundan çekinen, sevmek için fazlaca gururlu. bam teli.

özlem tekin, olamadı aşk: giriş bir bayan şarkısı olduğunu ne de güzel anlatıyor, gitar...çıngıl-çıngıl..sonra alttan alttan gelen bas.. geç bunları, sözler ilerlemekte..."dünden bugüne, senden geriye ne kaldı?" özlem tekin'e ait, onu tanrıça yapan, onu arşa yükselten o eşsiz, kontrollü, yalvaran ses,hisseden ses,içimi kuşatan ses. ve nakarat.."olamadı aşk!" haykırışın en bıkkın ve en kibar tonu. olamadı aşk, senle sensiz.."senden geriye ne kaldı?" gerçekten tam bir kadın şarkısı! erkeklere göre "söylensin,bitsin" değil. söylensin ve bunu sevgili duysun, duysun ki anlasın; duysun ki bilsin çekilen ızdırabı--dişe diş-- Ve "olamadı" derken üzgün, "ölümüne aşk" derken "NELER KAÇIRDIN?" kinayesi... kadın şarkıları, onlarca iğne, sevgilinin yüreğinde...çok şımarık :)

4 şarkı geçti. winamp i kapattım. hızlı hızlı yazdım günnük, çok ii geldi.

sen çok tatlı bişey olmaya başladın; mutlu oluyorum günnük. sabini mutlu ediosun.


cici rüyalar



ShivareeÖzlem Tekin

Editorsx2
Apocalyptica
Manic Street Preachers
The Offspring
Dj Tiesto
LCD Soundsystem
Matt & Kim
Portecho
Uffie
Tool
Kasabian
DJ Feadz
Sparta
Placebo
Muse
Kaiser Chiefsx2
Kings of Leon
Gogol Bordellox2
Fall Out Boy
Felix da Housecatx2
Coldcut
Cassius
Apparat
Franz Ferdinand
Nine Inch Nails
Luke
Koop
Ursula 1000
Waldeck
Jim Noir
Özlem Tekinx2
Psapp
The Smashing Pumpkinsx2
Badly Drown Boy
Chris Cornellx2
Pentagram
Teomanx3
Üçnoktabir
Gripin
110
Şebnem Ferahx2
Dumanx3
Bedükx2
Easy Star All-Stars
Hot Hot Heat
Iggy & the Stooges
The Automatic
Ferry Corsten
The Arcade Fire
The Hives
Badly Drown Boy
The Streets
Funeral for a Friend
M.I.A.
Just Jack
DJ Marky
Biffy Clyro
Etienne de Crécyx2
Lo-Fi-Fnk
Parov Stelar
Audio Bullys
Maxi Jazz
David Guetta
Kruder & Dorfmeister
Terry Poison
Jazzamor
Yoav
The Shortwave Set
Axel Krygier
Lamb
Santana
N*E*R*D

rock'n coke line-up'ı açıklandı.genelde ismi geçen kişilerle dolu bir kadro ve üzerine sürüsüne bereket türk grup ile enteresan bir şeyler olmuş.hayırlısı olsun.aşağıda şu an için açıklananlar var.haydi bakalım:D bu arada ilk 4 favorilerim;)

The Smashing Pumpkins
Franz Ferdinand
Manic Street Preachers
Chris Cornell
Within Temptation
Pentagram
Teoman
Rashit
Özlem Tekin
Gripin
Aslı
110
Hayko Cepkin
Erol Alkan
Filthy Dukes
Mehdi
Buraka Som Sistema
Uffie & Feadz
Digital Playground
agentorange
style-ist
Popcorn
Neon
Rumblefish
Üçnoktabir
Mabbas
Bedük
Ayben
fairuz derinbulut
Ayyuka

Take your top 20 artists. For each of these artists, collect the top 5 similar artists. The resulting number of unique artists is your eclectic score. If the score is small (extreme = 5) your musical preferences are very limited, and if it is large (larger than 80, extreme = 100), then you have an eclectic musical preference. You can compute your own score at http://anthony.liekens.net/pub/scripts/last.fm/eclectic.php

My eclectic score is currently



The 81 related artists for my profile are A Perfect Circle, AFX, Air, Alanis Morissette, Amorphis, Autechre, Beck (2), Belle and Sebastian (2), Björk (2), Bo Kaspers Orkester, Boards of Canada, Bob Dylan, Briskey, Bugge Wesseltoft, Coldplay (2), Cornelis Vreeswijk, Duman (2), Feist, Fiona Apple, Fischerspooner, Garbage, Goldfrapp, Guns N' Roses, Iron Maiden, Jimi Hendrix, Joy Division (3), Kargo, King Crimson, Koop, Kurban, LCD Soundsystem, Laleh, Lars Winnerbäck, Le Tigre, Led Zeppelin (3), M.I.A., Marilyn Manson, Massive Attack, Micatone, Mor ve Ötesi, Morrissey, My Bloody Valentine, My Dying Bride, Nathan Haines, New Order, Nirvana, Pantera, Paradise Lost, Pavement, Peaches, Pink Floyd (2), Pixies (2), Radiohead (4), Rammstein, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Richard Wright, Roger Waters, Sarah McLachlan, Sigur Rós, Sophie Zelmani, Squarepusher, System of a Down, Teoman, The Arcade Fire, The Beatles (3), The Cure (2), The Doors, The Killers, The Knife, The Rolling Stones, The Smashing Pumpkins (2), The Smiths, The Velvet Underground, Therion, Thievery Corporation, Tiamat, Tool, Vega, µ-Ziq, Özlem Tekin, Şebnem Ferah (2)