Episode 078: Baba Erkin Koray Rest in Power Episode
Dedication episode, only talking on first track for station id. Range of music goes from '69 -'91 Erkin, covering late 60s bands like the Erkin Koray "Quartet"; late 60s Erkin Koray "Underground Band", Erkin with Ter (trio, translates to "Sweat", with members of Bunalim; then mid 70s super group, Erkin Koray "Super Group". He had an amazing life, 1st to open up a rock club in Instanbul, 1st to bring rock to a stage in '62 at a high school dance that Baris Manco (two years behind him) attended. Late 50s was a lot of Jerry Lee Lewis covers etc. He electrififed the Saz in 1974 and connected deeper to Arabesque music during his military duty in the mid-60s in Western Anatolia. The 80s new wave rejected his sound in many ways and he struggled a bit with some saying he was making extra money by playing piano at a pizza joint in the late 80s, but came back hard, playing most all the instruments on his new stuff in the early 90s-- revamping some old tunes with more distortion. He was in and out of Portland in the last decade a few times but sadly past in Toronto area on Monday, Aug 7. Rest in Power-- thank you-- Commodore Theo
- 10:00pm çetin ceviz by Erkin Koray on Tamam Artik (Mega Muzik, 1889)
- 10:04pm Sana Bir Seylir Olmus by Erkin Koray on 7" (Istanbul, 1969)
- 10:07pm Aska Dönuyorum by Erkin Koray on 7" (SAH, 1969)
- 10:10pm Hor göreme garibi by Erkin Koray (backed by 'grup ter' or 'sweat') on 7" (Instanbul, 1972)
- 10:15pm Saskin by Erkin Koray on 7" (Dogan, 1874)
- 10:18pm kiskanirim by Erkin Koray on 7" (Istanbul, 1974)
- 10:22pm Istemem by Erkin Koray on 7" (Instanbul, 1971)
- 10:25pm Goca Dunya by Erkin Koray on Halimem (Pharaway Sounds, 1972)
- 10:29pm magarada dügün by Erkin Koray on Tutkusu (Survival Research (Kervan), 1977)
- 10:32pm gel bak ne söylicem by Erkin Koray on 7" (Diskotur, 1970)
- 10:35pm suskunlugum ötesi by Erkin Koray on Tutkusu (Survival Research (Kervan), 1977)
- 10:40pm Söylenir bana by Erkin Koray on Ceylan (Kalite Müzik üretim, 1985)
- 10:45pm Illa ki (later recording) by Erkin Koray on Tamam Artik (Mega Müzik, 1990)
- 10:47pm Krallar by Erkin Koray on 7" (Doglan, 1974)
- 10:51pm Seni her gordugumde by Erkin Koray on 7" (Istanbul, 1969)
- 10:55pm hayat bir teselli by Erkin Koray on 2 (Dogan, 1976)