Barış Manço - "2023" {Turkey} [1975] @320 (psychedelic folk rock) (vinyl rip)

Merhaba. Barış Manço was one of the most influential Turkish musicians of all times. In his early career he and his bands contributed to the Anatolian rock movement by combining traditional Turkish music with rock influences, which is still one of the main trends of Turkish popular music.

His visual image characterised by his long hair, mustache and big rings softened the reaction of otherwise conservative Turkish public opinion regarding the marginal visual appearances.

His experimentation with electronic instruments in the late 1980s contributed to the 1990s sound of Turkish popular music.

His lyrics with diverse themes, mostly following a somewhat modernized version of the "aşık" (wandering folk poets) tradition were heavily marginal in the popular music scene... read more here Keep listening & links in comments.

Barış abi yerin kalbimizde.

BaYkocA dEstAnI..

(ps. this album reissued in 94 with poor sound quality and wrong tracks..thanks to my friend Oguz for supplying the vinyl to me)