Kardeş Türküler

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Kardeş Türküler (translated either as Brotherly Songs or as Ballads of Fraternity) is a contemporary Turkish ethnic/folkloric band. It was formed in 1993 with a series of stage performances given by the music branch of the Folklore Club at Boğaziçi University in Istanbul, Turkey.

Origins

The diverse ethnic groups in this ancient Anatolia region and the Balkans initially gave cause for the concerts to have artists perform interpretations of Anatolian folksongs in Turkish, Arabic, Kurdish, Assyrian, Azerbaijani, Georgian and Armenian.http://www.kardesturkuler.com/en/ust.php?sayfa=basindakt&haber=23#{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Under the auspices of the Boğaziçi Performing Arts Ensemble (BGST), formed in 1995, the program used the concert stage to advance the ideals of common ancestry and celebration of diversity as a foil to cultural polarization and ethnic tension. Eventually, the musical heritage of the Laz, Georgian, Circassian, Romani, Macedonian and Alevi cultures were all incorporated into the program. The scholarly collection and research of the diverse folklore traditions of the region is an important part of BGST’s activities, but Kardeş Türküler has been intent on forging its own music tradition as well.

Members

The following members have made major contributions to Kardeş Türküler:

Ayhan Akkaya
Aytekin Gazi Ataş
Burak Korucu
Burcu Yankın
Burcu Yıldız
Diler Özer
Evren Bay
Emin Çiftçi
Erol Mutlu
Fehmiye Çelik
Feryal Öney
İlkem Balseçen
Neriman Güneş
Nevzat Çelebi
Ozan E. Aksoy
Özgür Akgül
Saro Usta
Soner Akalin
Selda Öztürk
Şenay Karaman
Şirin Özgün
Tolgahan Çoğulu
Ülker Uncu
Vedat Yıldırım
Yücel Balım

Discography

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scope="row"\| Hardasan (Songs of Azerbaijan) Released: October 1996 \|Feryal Öney sings with the accompaniment of Azerbaijani musicians
scope="row"\| Kardeş Türküler Released: June 1997 \|Debut album of the group with a repertoire of songs representing various musical traditions rooted in Anatolia and Mesopotamia
scope="row"\| Doğu (The East) Released: July 1999 \|Second album focusing on traditions from the eastern part of the region
scope="row"\| Roj û Heyv Released: January 2000 \|An album marking Şivan Perwer's 25th year as an artist, and contains his traditional songs. Based on some basic musical forms of the Kurdish region, it contains the melodic, vocal and rhythmic characteristics of the "stran" of various areas. An attempt was made to embellish upon the characteristic aspects of Kurdish music, based sometimes on local vocal styles and the modal structure of the music, at times on the ways of expression and imagery in the spoken language, which differs from region to region, and at other times on the songs' literary background.
scope="row"\| Hemâvâz Released: December 2002 \|Album emphasizing cultural commonalities amidst diversity
scope="row"\| Bahar Released: May 2005 \|Album emphasizing cultural commonalities amidst diversity
scope="row"\| Çocuk 'H'Aklı Released: April 2011 \|Children's songs with Arto Tunçboyacıyan

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scope="col" width="250"| Title and details

! scope="col" | Notes

scope="row"| Hardasan (Songs of Azerbaijan)

Released: October 1996

|Feryal Öney sings with the accompaniment of Azerbaijani musicians

scope="row"| Kardeş Türküler

Released: June 1997

|Debut album of the group with a repertoire of songs representing various musical traditions rooted in Anatolia and Mesopotamia

scope="row"| Doğu (The East)

Released: July 1999

|Second album focusing on traditions from the eastern part of the region

scope="row"| Roj û Heyv

Released: January 2000

|An album marking Şivan Perwer's 25th year as an artist, and contains his traditional songs. Based on some basic musical forms of the Kurdish region, it contains the melodic, vocal and rhythmic characteristics of the "stran" of various areas. An attempt was made to embellish upon the characteristic aspects of Kurdish music, based sometimes on local vocal styles and the modal structure of the music, at times on the ways of expression and imagery in the spoken language, which differs from region to region, and at other times on the songs' literary background.

scope="row"| Hemâvâz

Released: December 2002

|Album emphasizing cultural commonalities amidst diversity

scope="row"| Bahar

Released: May 2005

|Album emphasizing cultural commonalities amidst diversity

scope="row"| Çocuk 'H'Aklı

Released: April 2011

|Children's songs with Arto Tunçboyacıyan

;Soundtracks

January 2001: Vizontele - Soundtrack of a popular film directed by Yılmaz Erdoğan and Ömer Faruk Sorak
January 2004: Vizontele Tuuba - Soundtrack for the sequel film directed by Yılmaz Erdoğan about the music and cultures of Anatolia and Mesopotamia. Yılmaz Erdoğan

;Others

June 2013: "Tencere Tava Havası" (meaning "Sound of Pots and Pans"), a street performance as a criticism of Turkish Prime Minister Erdoğan's response to ongoing passive protests involving people banging silverware to pans and pots released on their official YouTube channel.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-kbuS-anD4 Video of the performance]

;Collaborations with other artists

Kardeş Türküler has worked with a number of leading international artists, notably the Armenian musicians Arto Tunçboyacıyan and Ara Dinkjian and the Palestinian Reem Kelani. Both Arto Tunçboyacıyan and Reem Kelani appeared together with Kardeş Türküler in their June 2009 concert at the Turkcell Kuruçesme Arena, Istanbul.Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211210/RnpoWks9c1Q Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20160310012628/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnpoWks9c1Q Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite AV media| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnpoWks9c1Q| title = Dailymotion - Reem Kelani ve Kardeş Türküler - Arts Kanalı.mp4 | website=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}
In 2013, Kardeş Türküler and Tunçboyacıyan released a joint album.{{cite web | url=http://kardesturkuler.com/ingilizce/albumkunye.htm | title=Kardes Turkuler }}
In April 2014, Kardeş Türküler and Reem Kelani gave a joint concert at TIM Maslak in Istanbul {{Cite web |url=http://www.timshowcenter.com/en/ |title=TİM Show Center |access-date=2014-05-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140502004848/http://www.timshowcenter.com/en/ |archive-date=2014-05-02 |url-status=dead }} which attracted considerable interest in the Turkish media.{{cite web|url=http://www.zaman.com.tr/kultur_tanimadigim-filistinin-hasretini-cekiyorum_2213307.html |title=Tanımadığım Filistin'in hasretini çekiyorum - ZAMAN |accessdate=2014-05-02 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140427111545/http://www.zaman.com.tr/kultur_tanimadigim-filistinin-hasretini-cekiyorum_2213307.html |archivedate=2014-04-27 }}{{cite web | url=http://www.aksam.com.tr/ekler/cumartesi/reem-kelani-kardes-turkulerin-misafiri/haber-302702 | title=Reem Kelani Kardeş Türküler'in misafiri | date=26 April 2014 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.zaman.com.tr/magazin_huzurlarinizda-kardes-turkulerin-filistin-subesi_2213633.html |title=Huzurlarınızda Kardeş Türküler'in Filistin şubesi! - ZAMAN |accessdate=2014-05-02 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140502164518/http://www.zaman.com.tr/magazin_huzurlarinizda-kardes-turkulerin-filistin-subesi_2213633.html |archivedate=2014-05-02 }}
Kardeş Türküler will also be touring in 2014 with the leading Turkish pop singer, Sezen Aksu.{{Cite web |url=http://www.sezenaksu.com.tr/ |title=Sezen Aksu Resmi Ä°nternet Sitesi |access-date=2007-06-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081203130950/http://www.sezenaksu.com.tr/#/Eng/Duyuru/Detay/8707 |archive-date=2008-12-03 |url-status=dead }}

References

External links

[http://www.kardesturkuler.com Kardeş Türküler website]
{{in lang|tr}} [http://www.bgst.org Bogazici Performing Arts Ensemble]

{{succession box

| before = Cahit Berkay

| after = Mazlum Çimen

| title = Golden Orange Award
for Best Music Score

| years =2001
for Vizontele

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Category:Turkish musical groups

Category:Best Music Score Golden Orange Award winners

Category:Musical groups from Istanbul