TURKISH BASS GUITARIST BAHADIR AKKUZU DIED…
DÜN ARAMIZDAN AYRILAN KURTALAN EXPRESS BASS GITARISTI
BAHADIR AKKUZU ANISINA…
WHO IS BAHADIR AKKUZU?
Bahadir began gigging at the age of 15 and at the age of 17 joined
a rock and roll group called “4 Adam”.
This was followed by a stint in “The Signal” and then
a long career as a member of the Turkish/Anatolian psychedelic–progressive rock
band Kurtalan Ekspres, which he joined in 1980.
He was a contemporary of and worked with the famous Turkish musician
s Cem Karaca, Erkin Koray, and Edip Akbayram.
His band-mate, good friend, founder of Kurtalan Ekspres and
one of the most influencial Turkish musicians of all time Barýþ Manço,
died in 1999 at the age of 56.
Bahadir took over singing duties for the band after his friend passed.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2KD5MaWNGM