Kâzım Koyuncu
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| Kâzım Koyuncu | ||
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 Kâzım Koyuncu
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| Background information | ||
| Born | November 7, 1972 | |
| Origin | Turkey | |
| Died | June 25, 2005 | |
| Genre(s) | Rock | |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, Song-writer | |
| Years active | 1992 - 2005 | |
| Website | http://www.kazimkoyuncu.com | |
Kâzim Koyuncu (born November 7, 1972 in Hopa, Artvin Province, Turkey - died June 25, 2005 in Istanbul, Turkey) was a Turkish folk-rock singer and song writer. An ethnic Laz, Koyuncu recorded songs in a number of languages spoken along the southeastern Black Sea coast as well as the regional Turkish dialect. He was first a member of Zuğaşi Berepe, a rock group founded in 1993. Following the group's break-up in 1999, Koyuncu went on to record two solo albums, Viya! in 2001 and Hayde in 2004 which proved to be extremely popular across Turkey.
He died during treatment for lung cancer in 2005.
Besides Turkish, he is most famous for having sung in Lazuri, but his albums also contain several songs in Hemşin, Georgian and Megrelian.He also fight for nature.He has aganisted Nuclear Station at the North of Turkey.In addition this case, he had a revolutionist approach and he was one of the known activists.
