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'''Kazım Koyuncu''' ([[November 7]], [[1971]] in [[Hopa]], [[Artvin Province]], [[Turkey]] – [[June 25]], [[2005]] in [[Istanbul]], Turkey) was a [[Laz people|Laz]] [[folk-rock]] singer, song writer, and activist. |
'''Kazım Koyuncu''' ([[November 7]], [[1971]] in [[Hopa]], [[Artvin Province]], [[Turkey]] – [[June 25]], [[2005]] in [[Istanbul]], Turkey) was a [[Laz people|Laz]] [[folk-rock]] singer, song writer, and activist. |
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An ethnic [[Laz people|Laz]], Koyuncu recorded songs in a number of languages spoken along the northeastern [[Black Sea]] coast of Turkey, as well as the language of Laz |
An ethnic [[Laz people|Laz]], Koyuncu recorded songs in a number of languages spoken along the northeastern [[Black Sea]] coast of Turkey, as well as the language of Laz. 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 (country)|Georgia]]. |
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He died during treatment for [[lung cancer]] in 2005. |
He died during treatment for [[lung cancer]] in 2005. |
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Kazım Koyuncu (November 7, 1971 in Hopa, Artvin Province, Turkey – June 25, 2005 in Istanbul, Turkey) was a Laz folk-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 language of Laz. 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 a nuclear reactor at Sinop 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 released)
External links
- Kazım Koyuncu
- Kazım Koyuncu: Anılar Düştü Peşime
- Kazım Koyuncu: İşte Gidiyorum
- Kazım Koyuncu: Didou Nana
- Kazım Koyuncu: Ella Ella
- Kazım Koyuncu & Şevval Sam: Gelevera Deresi
- Kazım Koyuncu & Şevval Sam
- Kazım Koyuncu Sarıgazi Festivali 2002 RapAtma&Koçari
- Kazım Koyuncu Sarıgazi Festivali 2003 RapAtma&Koçari