Kurtalan Ekspres


Kurtalan Ekspres is a Turkish Anatolian rock band that has worked with several famous lead singers, such as Cem Karaca, Cahit Berkay, Barış Manço. The band takes its name from a train named Kurtalan Express, which travels between Kurtalan and Haydarpaşa. Kurtalan Ekspres was founded by Barış Manço in 1971, and initially included Murat Ses, Erdinç Avcı, Fuat Güner, Celal Güven, Özkan Uğur and Ali Serdar. In the late-1970s Bahadır Akkuzu joined the group as the lead guitarist. After Barış Manço's death in 1999, the band began working with Cem Karaca. After Cem Karaca's death in 2004, Bahadır Akkuzu took over the vocals, and later died of a heart attack in 2009.
The band took part as the orchestra of the programmes Adam Olacak Çocuk and 4×21 Doludizgin, which Manço used to present.
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History

Kurtalan Ekspres was formed in 1972 by Barış Manço to accompany him on records and at concerts. The band's first line-up consisted of drummer Nur Moray and percussionist Celal Güven, who would stay as a member of the band for many years; drummer Ali Serdar and guitarist Fuat Güner, who had worked with Manço in Kaygısızlar; bass guitarist Özkan Uğur and flutist Erdinç Avcı. The band had a change of members before it could even produce a record. Their first 45-rpm was "Ölüm Allah'ın Emri / Gamzedeyim Deva Bulmam" released in 1972.

Members

Drums: Ali Serdar, Nur Moray, Hüdai Özgüder, Engin Yörükoğlu, Caner Bora Hüseyin Cebeci, Cihangir Akkuzu
Bass Guitar: Özkan Uğur, Mithat Danışan, Ahmet Güvenç
Tumba: Celal Güven
Electric Guitar: Fuat Güner, Ohannes Kemer, Nezih Cihanoğlu, Kirkor Kalender, Mustafa Sarışın, Nurhan Özcan, Samim Boztaş, Fehimen Uğurdemir, Özkan Uğur, Bahadır Akkuzu
Flute: Erdinç Avcı, Oktay Aldoğan, Serdar Ertürk, Serdar Akatlar
Keyboard: Murat Ses, Yalçın Gürbüz, Kılıç Danışman, Ömür Gidel, Nejat Tekdal, Jean Jacques Falaise, Ufuk Yıldırım, Garo Mafyan, Elif Turhan, Eser Taşkıran

Albums

Solo

  • 3552
  • Göğe Selam
  • Göğe Selam II

Barış Manço & Kurtalan Ekspres