About Ezginin Günlügü

Ezginin Günlüğü (means "The Diary of the Melody" in Turkish) is a Turkish band formed in 1982 in Istanbul by Nadir Göktürk, Hakan Yılmaz, Şebnem Başar, Tugay Başar, Vedat Verter, and Emin İgüs. Their first album, Seni Düşünmek, was released in 1985. All the members except Nadir Göktürk had left the group by 1990. Hüsnü Arkan and Fatih Saçlı have joined the band and the first album involving them, İstavrit, was released in 1993. The popularity of the band increased dramatically after the album Oyun was released in 1995. Ezginin Günlüğü is noted for their musical diversity and vocal harmonies, as well as for their lyrics. In the 1980s they were using well-known poems and singing songs with political allusions. In the 1990s they were still using poems, but they also started to write their own lyrics. The music of Ezginin Günlüğü is based on Anatolian folk music composed with contemporary interpretation. They have used a large variety of instruments in several albums. Present members: * Nadir Göktürk - songwriter, keyboard * Hüsnü Arkan - songwriter, singer * Eylem Atmaca - singer * Fatih Saçlı - flute, saxophone * Sedat Yapıcı - guitar * Gökhan Tümkaya - drum