Bulent Ortacgil (born 1950) is a Turkishcomposer and singer. Jump to: navigation, search 1950 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search A composer is a person who writes music. ... LeAnn Rimes singing in concert For other senses of this word, see singer (disambiguation). ...
Born in Ankara, Turkey, Bulent Ortacgil studied chemical engineering at the Istanbul University. In 1974 he released his first album (a vinyl LP, Benimle Oynar misin - Would You Play With Me?) which did not become an instant hit then but nevertheless after some two decades it is considered as the only work that has an everlasting effect on the Turkish popular/rock music scene. Ankara from the Atakule Tower, looking N-NE Ankara is the capital of Turkey and the countrys second largest city after Istanbul. ...
Bulent was backed by a team of very good musicians like Onno Tunc and Atilla Ozdemiroglu.
Bulentortacgil's absolutely phenomenal 1974 debut benimle oynar misin is considered a landmark album in his native turkey, but after three decades the singer-songwriter remains virtually unknown in the united states.
Bulent's songs are written and arranged simply and tastefully, with his voice and gorgeous fingerpicked guitar playing in the forefront of almost every track, and sparse accompaniment on piano, trumpet, saxophone, strings, and several other instruments played by a long list of sidemen and women.
Born in Germany and living in Istanbul, Akin Eldes is one of the most successful Turkish guitarists.
He has played with many bands and artists, especially Turkish indie rock band "Bulutsuzluk Ozlemi", including singer-songwriter BulentOrtacgil, basist Gurol Agirbas, and composer Melih Kibar.
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