Mogollar
Encyclopedia
Moğollar are a Central-East Asian ethnic group that lives mainly in the countries of Mongolia, China, and Russia. In China, ethnic Mongols can be found mainly in the central north region of China such as Inner Mongolia...
in Turkish
Turkish language
Turkish is a language spoken as a native language by over 83 million people worldwide, making it the most commonly spoken of the Turkic languages. Its speakers are located predominantly in Turkey and Northern Cyprus with smaller groups in Iraq, Greece, Bulgaria, the Republic of Macedonia, Kosovo,...
) is one of the pioneer bands in Turkish
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
rock
Rock and roll
Rock and roll is a genre of popular music that originated and evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s, primarily from a combination of African American blues, country, jazz, and gospel music...
music
Music
Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...
for about 40 years and one of the founders of Turkish folk rock (or Anatolian rock
Anatolian rock
Anatolian rock is a fusion of Turkish folk and rock music. It emerged during the mid-1960s, soon after rock groups such as The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Yes, Status Quo and Omega became popular in Turkey...
). The major goal of the band is to prove that folk music has a multi-layered soul and folk music's dynamism is very close to pop music's dynamism.
History
The band was founded in 1967 by Neco, Aziz Azmet, Aydın Daruga and Murat SesMurat Ses
Murat Ses is a Turkish keyboard player and composer with strong Eurasian electronic elements...
who were previously members of Silüetler (silhouette
Silhouette
A silhouette is the image of a person, an object or scene consisting of the outline and a basically featureless interior, with the silhouetted object usually being black. Although the art form has been popular since the mid-18th century, the term “silhouette” was seldom used until the early decades...
s). However, Neco left the band at the end of 1967. Also, Cahit Berkay, who was a member of Selçuk Alagöz Band, and Haluk Kunt, who was a member of Vahşi Kediler (Wild Cats), both joined the band. Later, Haluk Kunt was replaced by Hasan Sel, who was a member of Apaşlar (Apachies) in 1968, and Aydın Daruga was replaced by Engin Yörükoğlu in 1969.
In 1970, Hasan Sel was replaced by Taner Öngür, previously a member of Meteorlar (Meteors) and the Erkin Koray
Erkin Koray
Erkin Koray , has been in the Turkish rock music scene since the late 1950s or early 1960s. He is widely acclaimed as being the first person to ever play rock and roll in Turkey; in 1957, he and his band gained fame by playing covers of Elvis Presley and Fats Domino...
Quartet. The band tried to fuse the technical aspects of pop music with the melodies of Anatolia
Anatolia
Anatolia is a geographic and historical term denoting the westernmost protrusion of Asia, comprising the majority of the Republic of Turkey...
n folk music in late 1960s and early 1970s.
In July 1970, Aziz Azmet, the band's vocalist left the band and Ersen Dinleten replaced him for a short time. Moğollar recorded Ternek/Haliç'te Gün Batışı (Ternek/Sunset on the Golden Horn) 45 rpm, and left for Paris in August 1970.
The group won the Grand Prix du Disque
Grand Prix du Disque
The Grand Prix du Disque is the premier French award for musical recordings. The award was inaugurated by l'Académie Charles Cros in 1948 and offers prizes in various categories. The categories vary from year to year, and multiple awards are often made in any one category in the same year...
of the Charles Cros Academy
L'Académie Charles Cros
The Académie Charles-Cros, is an organization in France that acts as an intermediary between government cultural policy makers and professionals in music and the recording industry....
(previously won by such groups as Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd were an English rock band that achieved worldwide success with their progressive and psychedelic rock music. Their work is marked by the use of philosophical lyrics, sonic experimentation, innovative album art, and elaborate live shows. Pink Floyd are one of the most commercially...
and Jimi Hendrix
Jimi Hendrix
James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix was an American guitarist and singer-songwriter...
) in 1971.
Nearly all of the tracks on this album are compositions or traditional arrangements of Murat Ses, the group's keyboardist, arranger and composer (official records by SACEM, GEMA and MESAM).
Murat Ses
Murat Ses
Murat Ses is a Turkish keyboard player and composer with strong Eurasian electronic elements...
's composition, Ağrı Dağı Efsanesi (The Legend of Mount Ararat
Mount Ararat
Mount Ararat is a snow-capped, dormant volcanic cone in Turkey. It has two peaks: Greater Ararat and Lesser Ararat .The Ararat massif is about in diameter...
), was inspired by ancient legends of the Great Flood in different cultures. In live versions of the track, which lasted over ten minutes, he made use of diverse FX technologies of the time to narrate a sonic story using his keyboards.
In 1971, Barış Manço
Baris Manço
Barış Manço was a Turkish rock singer, composer, and television producer. He composed about 200 songs, some of which were translated into a variety of languages including English, Japanese, Greek, Italian, Bulgarian, Romanian, Persian, Urdu and Arabic...
joined as vocalist and the band was renamed Manchomongol. Manchomongol recorded 2 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 with Selda Bağcan
Selda Bağcan
Selda Bağcan is a Turkish singer and guitarist. She was born in 1948. The Turkish military rulers persecuted her in the 1980s due to her political songs.-External links:* – official website* discography at Discogs...
during the first half of 1972. Ersen then re-joined the band in July 1972 and they recorded another single. Murat Ses
Murat Ses
Murat Ses is a Turkish keyboard player and composer with strong Eurasian electronic elements...
left the band in August 1972. In September 1972, Moğollar replaced their soloists with Cem Karaca
Cem Karaca
Muhtar Cem Karaca , also called Cem Baba , was a prominent Turkish rock musician and one of the most important figures in the Anatolian rock movement.-Biography:...
, 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; in 1975, Danga participated in Erkin Koray
Erkin Koray
Erkin Koray , has been in the Turkish rock music scene since the late 1950s or early 1960s. He is widely acclaimed as being the first person to ever play rock and roll in Turkey; in 1957, he and his band gained fame by playing covers of Elvis Presley and Fats Domino...
's 'Elektronik Türküler' (Electronic Songs) album. Meanwhile, Cahit Berkay dissolved the band and left for France to meet with Engin Yörükoğlu. Cahit and Engin recorded two albums under the name Moğollar. They also recorded single with Ali 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 agency TBWA
TBWA
TBWA Worldwide is an international advertising agency whose headquarters are in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, United States. The Agency is a unit of Omnicom Group, the world's largest advertising agency holding company. It was founded in 1970 in Paris, France, by William G...
decided to use Moğollar's late '60s track, Garip Çoban (translated - Lonesome Shepherd; written by Murat Ses
Murat Ses
Murat Ses is a Turkish keyboard player and composer with strong Eurasian electronic elements...
) in the This is Living advertisement campaign for Sony's
Sony
, commonly referred to as Sony, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan and the world's fifth largest media conglomerate measured by revenues....
PlayStation 3
PlayStation 3
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.
Also Emrah Karaca (son of Cem Karaca
Cem Karaca
Muhtar Cem Karaca , also called Cem Baba , was a prominent Turkish rock musician and one of the most important figures in the Anatolian rock movement.-Biography:...
) joined Moğollar in 2007. Engin Yörükoğlu was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2007 and has died in 2010.
Members
- Emrah Karaca - vocals, guitar (2007- )
- Cahit Berkay – bağlamaBaglamathumb|180px|Cura and bağlamaThe bağlama is a stringed musical instrument shared by various cultures in the Eastern Mediterranean, Near East, and Central Asia....
, guitar, kemenche, mandolinMandolinA mandolin is a musical instrument in the lute family . It descends from the mandore, a soprano member of the lute family. The mandolin soundboard comes in many shapes—but generally round or teardrop-shaped, sometimes with scrolls or other projections. A mandolin may have f-holes, or a single...
, yaylı tanbur, vocals (1968–1976, 1993- ) - Taner Öngür – bass, vocals (1970–1974, 1993- )
- Serhat Ersöz – keyboards (1993- )
- Utku Ünal – drums (2009- )
Former members
- Engin Yörükoğlu – drums (1969–1971, 1974–1976, 1993–2010) (deceased)
- Nejat Tahir Özyılmazel (Later he has been known as "Neco") – vocals, bass (1967–1968)
- Aziz Azmet – vocals, guitar (1967–1970)
- Ersen Dinleten - vocals (1970, 1972)
- Barış Manço - vocals (1971–1972)
- Selda BağcanSelda BağcanSelda Bağcan is a Turkish singer and guitarist. She was born in 1948. The Turkish military rulers persecuted her in the 1980s due to her political songs.-External links:* – official website* discography at Discogs...
- vocals (1972) - Cem Karaca - vocals (1972–1974)
- Murat Ses – synthesizerSynthesizerA synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing sounds by generating electrical signals of different frequencies. These electrical signals are played through a loudspeaker or set of headphones...
, hammond organHammond organThe Hammond organ is an electric organ invented by Laurens Hammond in 1934 and manufactured by the Hammond Organ Company. While the Hammond organ was originally sold to churches as a lower-cost alternative to the wind-driven pipe organ, in the 1960s and 1970s it became a standard keyboard...
(1967–1972) - Haluk Kunt – bass (1968)
- Hasan Sel – bass (1968–1970)
- Aydın Daruga – drums (1967–1969)
- Ayzer Danga – drums (1971–1974)
Albums
- 1971: Les Danses et Rythmes de la Turquie d'hier á aujourd'hui (Turkish release: Anadolu Pop)
- 1975 : Hittit Sun (Turkish release: Düm-Tek)
- 1976 : Ensemble d'Cappadocia (Turkish release: Moğollar)
- 1994 : Moğollar'94
- 1996 : Dört Renk
- 1998 : 30. Yıl
- 2004 : Yürüdük Durmadan
- 2009 : Umut Yolunu Bulur
Singles
- Eastern Love / Artık Çok Geç (1968)
- Mektup / Lazy John (1968)
- Everlasting Love / Hard Work (1968)
- Ilgaz / Kaleden Kaleye Şahin Uçurdum (1968)
- Sessiz Gemi / İndim Havuz Başına (1969)
- Dağ Ve Çocuk / İmece (1970)
- Ağlama / Yalnızlığın Acıklı Güldürüsü (1970)
- Garip Çoban / Berkay Oyun Havası (1970)
- Ternek / Haliç'te Güneşin Batışı (1970)
- Hitchin / Behind The Dark (1970)
- Behind The Dark / Madımak / Lorke (1971)
- Hitchin / Hamsi (1971)
- İşte Hendek İşte Deve/Katip Arzuhalim Yaz Yare Böyle (1971)
- Binboğanın Kızı / Ay Osman (1971)
- Yalan Dünya / Kalenin Dibinde (1972)
- Alageyik Destanı / Moğol Halayı (1972)
- Çığrık / Sıla (1972)
- Sor Kendine / Garip Gönlüm (1972)
- Obur Dünya / El Çek Tabib (1973)
- Gel Gel / Üzüm Kaldı (1973)
- Namus Belası / Gurbet (1974)
- Tanrıların Arabaları / Bu Nasıl Dünya? (1974)
- Birlik için Elele / Sevgimin Derdi Albümler (feat. Ali Rıza Binboğa) (1975)
Compilations
- Anılarla Moğollar ve Silüetler (1990)
- Anadolupop 70'li Yıllar (1993)
- Moğollar 1968-2000 (2000)