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We cant say that this soil/earth belongs to us
unless we sing our own
songs and tell our own stories to our children”
Ergüder YOLDAŞ" A Legendary Composer "
At the beginings of 80’s many things were about to change in Turkey. At those days neighter Turkish pop music nor the other styles of music played on Turkish radio stations was Turkish. Just simple copies of everything that was throven at Anatolia after 1980 military revolution. Even classicaly trained composers were far away from composing with the full awarness of the “soil” that they stood on. Most composers were trying to “create” a new Turkish music as if we had nothing that could be reliable for the last 4000 years.Our new born republic was trying to grow up in “Everything”…..that takes time, doesn’t it?..... Well , as I said many thingswere about to change in Turkey and….. – changed-.
It takes only one composer to change the way people think. Meet Mr. Ergüder YOLDAŞ
Mr. Ergüder YOLDAŞ the legendary Turkish Composer. His Works changed the way poeple thoughed. Mr.YOLDAŞ was borned in İzmir in to a working class family. At a very early age he started to play various musical enstruments. Spent his entire life in search of “roots of creation” . His Works in theatre, classical music, Turkish classical music, Turkish pop music and Turkish music polytechnique has opened many new gates towards a brighter path in music.
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We cant say that this soil/earth belongs to us
unless we sing our own
songs and tell our own stories to our children”
Ergüder YOLDAŞ
“ Creation is an Anatolian thing, simply a Turkish and an (E)astern thing”
His most known compositions“ Sultan-ı Yegah and Elde Var Hüzün” albums sung by the legendary Turkish soprano Mrs. Nur YOLDAŞ(sh)(former wife of Mr. YOLDAŞ) are free for listening from the “Works menu” at the main page.
Mr. Yoldaş is Well, alive, living in İzmir and composing his new Works. One of his new Works is a concierto for classical guitar that MR. Yoldaş composed for his son Mr.Devrim YOLDAŞ(fromer Royal Northern College of Music student, studied with Gordon CROSSKEY and Craig Ogden) . The premier of the work will take place in 2009.