Kâzım Koyuncu

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Kâzım Koyuncu
Kâzım Koyuncu
Kâzım Koyuncu
Background information
Born November 7, 1971(1971-11-07)
Origin Turkey
Died June 25, 2005 (aged 33)
Genre(s) Rock
Occupation(s) Singer, Song-writer
Years active 1992 - 2005
Website http://www.kazimkoyuncu.com

Kâzım Koyuncu (November 7, 1971 in Hopa, Artvin Province, Turkey – June 25, 2005 in Istanbul, Turkey) was a Turkish folk-rock singer, song writer, and activist.

An ethnic Laz, Koyuncu recorded songs in a number of languages spoken along the northeastern Black Sea coast of Turkey, as well as the regional Turkish dialect. He was the founder and singer of Zuğaşi Berepe ("The Children of the Sea" in Laz), a folk rock group founded in 1993. Following the group's break-up in 2000, Koyuncu went on to record two solo albums, Viya! in 2001 and Hayde in 2004, which proved to be extremely popular across Turkey and also in Georgia.

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 Armenian, Homshetsi, Georgian and Megrelian. He also fought for nature and was against the construction of a nuclear reactor at Sinop on the northern Black Sea coast of Turkey. He was a well-known activist in environmental and cultural issues, and other things that were at risk and needed awareness and protection in Turkey.

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[edit] Discography

[edit] with Zuğaşı Berepe

  • 1995 Va Mişkunan ("We Don't Know" in Laz)
  • 1998 İgzas ("You Are Leaving" in Laz)

[edit] solo albums

  • 2001 Viya
  • 2004 Hayde
  • 2006 Dünyada Bir Yerdeyim (Relased after his death)

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