Latest Release
- 6 OCT 2023
- 16 Songs
- Şaşkın · 1973
- Best of... The Best, Vol. 1 · 2020
- Dünden Esintilerle · 1974
- Dünden Esintilerle · 1993
- Dünden Esintilerle · 1993
- Gün Ola Harman Ola · 1996
- Şaşkın · 1973
- Tamam Artık (Remastered) · 1990
- Istanbul 70: Disco, Psych, Folk Edits By Barış K, Vol. 1 - Single · 2011
- Best of... The Best, Vol. 1 · 1983
Compilations
About Erkin Koray
Singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer Erkin Koray remains the most influential figure in Turkish rock music history. Possessed of a crystalline baritone singing voice, he was a unique and accomplished guitarist, and invented the electric baglama (saz), a long-necked, lute-like instrument whose unusual sound graced most of his recordings. Koray's compositions melded Turkish folk melodies, rhythms, and harmonies with ethnic and Middle Eastern themes and a psych-driven, progressive brand of pop music called Anatolian rock. A classic of the genre, his 1974 album Elektronik Türküler explored microtonal psychedelia. He highlighted progressive rock, primitive electronica, and Turkish folk on 1977's Tutkusu. 1989's Hay-Yam-Yam won popular and critical attention for its anthemic, danceable pop songs. 1999's Devlerin Nefisi was composed primarily of re-envisioned readings of obscure tracks with contemporary arrangements. After 2000, Koray toured internationally, immigrated to Canada, wrote his memoirs, and supervised compilations on labels including Sublime Frequencies and Pharaway Sounds.
- HOMETOWN
- Kadıköy, Istanbul, Turkey
- BORN
- 24 June 1941
- GENRE
- Turkish