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| Origin | Istanbul, Turkey |
| Genres | Anatolian rock,psychedelic rock,folk rock,progressive rock |
| Years active | 1967 (1967)–1976, 1992–present |
| Labels | Emre Plak |
| Members | Emrah Karaca Cahit Berkay Taner Öngür Serhat Ersöz Kemal Küçükbakkal |
| Past members | Utku Ünal Engin Yörükoğlu (deceased in 2010) Nejat Tahir Özyılmazel Aziz Azmet Ersen Dinleten Barış Manço (deceased in 1999) Selda Bağcan Cem Karaca (deceased in 2004) Murat Ses Haluk Kunt Hasan Sel Aydın Daruga (deceased in 2015) Ayzer Danga (deceased in 2021) |
| Website | www |
Moğollar (Mongols inTurkish) was one of the pioneering bands inTurkishrock music during their early career and one of the founders of Turkish folk rock (orAnatolian rock). They have been active for over 40 years. The band uses multi-layered dynamism in the Turkish folk genre to create a sonic similarity with pop music's dynamism.[1]
The band was founded end of 1967 by Aziz Azmet, Murat Ses and Aydin Daruga.
In 1970, Hasan Sel was replaced by Taner Öngür, previously a member of Meteorlar (Meteors) and theErkin Koray Quartet. The band tried to fuse the technical aspects of pop music with the melodies ofAnatolian folk music in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
In July 1970, Aziz Azmet, the band's vocalist left the band due to musical disagreements and Ersen Dinleten replaced him for a short time. Moğollar recordedTernek/Haliç'te Gün Batışı (Ternek/Sunset on the Golden Horn) on a 45 rpm single, and left for Paris in August 1970. While they went to Paris, they signed a 3-year contract with CBS, releasing a 45 rpm singleHitchin/Behind the Dark in 1972. They made one album for the imprint "Guild International du Disque",Danses et Rythmes de la Turquie -- d'Hier d'Aujourd'hui. This album was recognized by the FrenchAcadémie Charles Cros in 1971, earning comparisons toPink Floyd. By that time, they met withBarış Manço and started to work with him while he was living inBelgium.
In 1968 the group won the third place in Turkish music contestGolden Microphone. In 1971 the group won theGrand Prix du Disque of theCharles Cros Academy for their instrumental albumDanses et Rythmes de la Turquie.
In 1971,Barış Manço joined as vocalist and the band was renamed Manchomongol. Manchomongol recorded two 45 rpms, and this partnership ended after four months. Also, Engin Yörükoğlu stayed in Paris, and the drummer of Mavi Işıklar (Blue Lights), Ayzer Danga, joined the band to replace him.
Moğollar recorded one single withSelda Bağcan during the first half of 1972. Ersen then re-joined the band in July 1972 and they recorded another single. Murat Ses left the band in August 1972. In September 1972, Moğollar replaced their soloists withCem Karaca, who was then the soloist of Kardaşlar (Brothers).This partnership of Cem Karaca and Moğollar lasted for two years and they produced the song, Namus Belası, which became a great hit.
In 1974, Taner Öngür and Ayzer Danga left the band. Öngür joined Dadaşlar, a band with Ersen Dinleten between 1974–1975 and 1979–1980 and Dervişan (Dervishes), a band with Cem Karaca between 1974 and 1978. He also briefly joined Dostlar, a band withEdip Akbayram in 1975. Danga initially joined Kardaşlar between 1974 and 1975. He participated inErkin Koray's 'Elektronik Türküler' (Electronic Songs) album in 1975. He then joined Dostlar between 1975 and 1978; Güneşin Sofrası, a band with Kerem Güney (1939-2012) in 1979; Dadaşlar, a band with Ersen Dinleten in 1983 and Zorbeyler in 1984 before his retirement from music. Meanwhile, Cahit Berkay left for France after the dissolution of the band to meet with Engin Yörükoğlu. Cahit and Engin recorded two albums under the name Moğollar. They also recorded a single withAli Rıza Binboğa in 1975. The band completely dissolved in 1976.
After a 17-year absence, Cahit Berkay, Taner Öngür and Engin Yörükoğlu reformed the band in 1993, and were joined by keyboard player Serhat Ersöz. Murat Ses is dealing with other projects and is still pursuing an extraordinary international career.
In 2007, the Advertising agencyTBWA decided to use Moğollar's track from the late 1960's,Garip Çoban (translated - Lonesome Shepherd; written by Murat Ses) in theThis is Living advertisement campaign forSony'sPlayStation 3.Emrah Karaca (son ofCem Karaca) joined Moğollar in 2007 as a vocalist and guitarist. Engin Yörükoğlu was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2007 and died in 2010.
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