Arşak Yaşar Kurt (Armenian: Արշակ Յաշար Կուրթ, born 16 August 1968) is a Turkish-Armenian rock artist.
Arşak Yaşar Kurt | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | 16 August 1968 |
| Origin | Istanbul, Turkey |
| Genres | Rock |
| Occupation | singer-songwriter |
| Website | www.yasarkurt.com |
Biography
editHe studied in 1990 at the Faculty of Open Education Anadolu University but did not graduate.
He founded the alternative musical group Beyaz Yunus (literally White Dolphin). In 1993, he had his first studio recording in Germany and in 1994, released the album Sokak Şarkıları (literally Street Songs) recorded in Cologne, Germany. The album on the Ada Müzik music label became very popular in Turkey. A series of concerts followed throughout Turkey. Moving to Berlin, a daughter was born named Rosa. He returned in 1996 to Turkey to continue with his musical career.
Göndermeler (literally Referrals) was released in 1997 album on Aks Müzik and Boğaziçi Müzik labels. After one-and-a-half years, he released Reflex produced by Ağdaş Müzik containing 9 songs stretching in the period 1990–2000 as well as 3 cover versions.
In 2003, he released a collection album entitled Anne under his own music label. In 2003 he was one of the founders Barışarock, a major rock event in Turkey. In 2004, he wrote the music for Atv television's popular series "Sevda Tepesi".
Upon discovering his Armenian roots, he had himself baptized as an Armenian Apostolic Christian and accepted a new Armenian name as Arşak.[1][2] and in 2007 he and Armenian-Turkish artist Arto Tunçboyacıyan formed Yash-ar (made up of part of his and Arto's first names).[3]
In 2011, Kurt released the album Güneş Kokusu (literally Smell of Sun)[4] including a hit song called Ver Bana Düşlerimi (literally Give Me My Dreams) on YouTube.[5][6]
Discography
editAlbums
edit- 1994: Sokak Şarkıları
- 1997: Göndermeler
- 2002: Reflex
- 2003: Anne
- 2007: Nefrete Kine Karşı (credited to Yaş-Ar, a duo with Arto Tunçboyacıyan)
- 2011: Güneş Kokusu
Soundtrack
edit- 2004: Sevda Tepesi
References
edit- ^ Ziflioglu, Vercihan (2 October 2011). "Rocker discovers his origins". Hurriyet. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
- ^ YouTube interview with Shant TV 8:36–8:45 (In Armenian)
- ^ "About Yasar Kurt". Archived from the original on 1 January 2014. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
- ^ "NEW ALBUM "GÜNEŞ KOKUSU" | Yaşar Kurt". Archived from the original on 1 January 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
- ^ "- YouTube". YouTube.
- ^ YouTube: Yaşar Kurt – Ver Bana Düşlerimi