- Kâzım Koyuncu
Infobox musical artist
Name=Kâzım Koyuncu
Img_capt=Kâzım Koyuncu
Background=solo_singer
Born=birth date|1971|11|7|mf=y
Died=death date and age|2005|6|25|1971|11|7|mf=y
Origin=Turkey
Genre=Rock
Occupation=Singer, Song-writer
Years_active=1992 - 2005
Label=
URL=http://www.kazimkoyuncu.comKâzım Koyuncu (
November 7 ,1971 inHopa ,Artvin Province ,Turkey –June 25 ,2005 inIstanbul , Turkey) was a Turkishfolk-rock singer, song writer, and activist.An ethnic Laz, Koyuncu recorded songs in a number of languages spoken along the northeastern
Black Sea coast of Turkey, as well as the regional Turkish dialect. He was the founder and singer of "Zuğaşi Berepe" ("The Children of the Sea" in Laz), a folk rock group founded in 1993. Following the group's break-up in 2000, Koyuncu went on to record two solo albums, "Viya!" in 2001 and "Hayde" in 2004, which proved to be extremely popular across Turkey and also in Georgia.He died during treatment for
lung cancer in 2005.Besides Turkish, he is most famous for having sung in Lazuri, but his albums also contain several songs in Armenian,
Homshetsi , Georgian and Megrelian. He also fought for nature and was against the construction of anuclear reactor atSinop on the northern Black Sea coast of Turkey. He was a well-known activist in environmental and cultural issues, and other things that were at risk and needed awareness and protection in Turkey.Discography
with Zuğaşi Berepe
* 1995 "Va Mişkunan" ("We Don't Know" in Laz)
* 1998 "İgzas" ("You Are Leaving" in Laz)
* 1998 "Brüksel Live"with Grup Dinmeyen
* 1996 "Sisler Bulvarı"
solo albums
* 2001 "Viya"
* 2004 "Hayde"
* 2006 "Dünyada Bir Yerdeyim" (posthumously relased)External links
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3bIc7dYbOc Kazım Koyuncu]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEtT8ggJ5Ww Kazım Koyuncu: Anılar Düştü Peşime]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U87Yc6ccCgw Kazım Koyuncu: İşte Gidiyorum]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yYx0k08_q0 Kazım Koyuncu: Didou Nana]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECvadCkPpgY Kazım Koyuncu: Ella Ella]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-4BPq9KLyc Kazım Koyuncu & Şevval Sam: Gelevera Deresi]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbpspuWweTQ Kazım Koyuncu & Şevval Sam]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMjnAIoVYSU Kazım Koyuncu Sarıgazi Festivali 2003 RapAtma&Koçari]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zk7lYkd10SU Kazım Koyuncu Sarıgazi Festivali 2002 RapAtma&Koçari]
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