Erkin Koray
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Mustafa Erkin Koray (Template:IPA; 24 June 1941 – 7 August 2023) was a Turkish singer and guitarist who mainly played Anatolian rock.<ref name="Karaege">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Life and career
Koray was active in the Turkish rock music scene since the late 1950s.Template:Citation needed In 1967, he released his first single, "Anma Arkadaş".Template:Citation needed
In the early 1970s, he formed the group Ter with former members of the band Bunalım. They only recorded one single, "Hor Görme Garibi", before breaking up. In 1973, his first solo album, Erkin Koray, was issued. He left Istanbul Records after the release, and in 1974, signed with Doglan Records, which released his dabke single "Şaşkın".Template:Citation needed
Koray, alongside Orhan Gencebay, were the inventors of the electro baglama, the electric version of a traditional Turkish musical instrument related to the lute.<ref name="Karaege"/><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Koray died on 7 August 2023, at the age of 82, in Toronto, Canada, from lung disease.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Discography
- Erkin Koray (1973)
- Elektronik Türküler (1974)
- 2 (1976)
- Erkin Koray Tutkusu (1977)
- Benden Sana (1982)
- İlla Ki (1983)
- Ceylan (1985)
- Gaddar (1986)
- Çukulatam Benim (1987)
- Hay Yam Yam (1989)
- Tamam Artık (1990)
- Gün Ola Harman Ola (1996)
- Devlerin Nefesi (1999)
See also
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- 1941 births
- 2023 deaths
- Deaths from lung disease
- Respiratory disease deaths in Ontario
- Turkish rock singers
- Turkish rock guitarists
- Musicians from Istanbul
- People from Kadıköy
- Anatolian rock musicians
- 20th-century Turkish male singers
- 21st-century Turkish male singers
- 20th-century Turkish songwriters
- 21st-century Turkish songwriters
- 20th-century guitarists
- 21st-century Turkish guitarists
- Lead guitarists
- Turkish male guitarists