Mavi Sakal
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Mavi Sakal | ||
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Former members of Mavi Sakal. Behind: Genç Osman Yavaş, Murat Tümer (also current drummer), front: Andy Wand, Kaan Altan.
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Background information | ||
Origin | Turkey | |
Genre(s) | Rock | |
Years active | 1980 - present | |
Label(s) | Raks Müzik, Uzelli | |
Website | mavisakal.com | |
Members | ||
Tibet Ağırtan (guitar, vocals) Murat Tümer (drums) Taylan Dedeoğlu Batur Yurtsever |
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Former members | ||
Genç Osman Yavaş (vocals) Kaan Altan (guitar) Andy Wand (bass) Kaan Uçak Yasa Arar Ahmet Ersöz Emin Ersoy Cevdet Tosyalı Ozan Akça Mahcem Öztürk Teoman Yakupoğlu Tanju Eren |
Mavi Sakal is a Turkish rock band, founded by Murat Tümer, Kaan Altan, and Tibet Ağırtan in 1980, who were students at the Tarsus American College in Tarsus, Turkey. The band changed their name to Mavi Sakal (literally, blue beard, or Bluebeard) in 1984, until then going by the name ECHO'83.
The band received increased public attention following their performance before Status Quo on the stage of Wembley Arena in Wembley, London in 1997.
[edit] Albums
- 1983 Giderken demo-album
- 1992 Çektir Git album
- 1993 Mavi Sakal 2 album
- 1997 İki Yol maxi single
- 1998 Kan Kokusu album
- 2006 SON..Kİ..5..10 maxi single
[edit] External links
- mavisakal.com, Official web site of the band
- Fan page, news, and forums
- Another fan page