manga (band)

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Manga

maNga is a Turkish rap rock band. Their music is mainly a fusion of alternative rock and hip hop music, with a touch of Anatolian melodies; with electronic elements. In 2009 they both won the Best Turkish Act award from MTV Turkey and consequently the Best European Act award from MTV Networks Europe in MTV Europe Music Awards 2009. They will represent Turkey at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010.

Band history

maNga was formed in the year 2001, being named after the word for Japanese comic books, Manga. Initially, they were mostly underground, playing covers of other rock and metal bands. They came into the public spotlight after finishing runner-up at the Sing your song' music contest. This caught the attention of artist manager Hadi Elazzi (GRGDN), who immediately promoted the band to Sony Music, which resulted in their first, self-titled album being published in 2004, becoming a mass hit[1].

Following this, they performed at various music festivals and have worked with such famous Turkish singers as Koray Candemir (of Kargo fame), Vega and Göksel. Most of their songs are written by the group members.

The genre of their music was described by Yağmur, the author of most of the songs, as having a touch on nu-metal, rap, hip-hop and mixing these all in a "pot" with melodies of Anatolia.

maNga's duet with Göksel is included in one of the most successful (with almost a million viewers[2]) Turkish films, Sınav (featuring Jean-Claude Van Damme)[3][4]. Their song Bir kadın çizeceksin was featured among the music of the FIFA 06 game.

The band is considered a headliner for several Turkish music festivals, including Saklıfest[5], Patlıcan,[6] Rokofest[7] and Rock'n Coke.

maNga took to the stage at the Wembley Arena in London, together with Tarkan on 13 April 2008, but was then cancelled because of the technical problems. They then again took to the stage in London at the O2 Academy, Islington on 4 December 2009.[8]

On 12 January 2010 the turkish broadcaster TRT announced that MaNga will be the turkish representive at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010.[9]

Members

Members of the band:

Manga on stage at Sziget Festival, Hungary; 13. August 2006.

Ferman

  • Full name: Ibrahim Ferman Akgül
  • Instrument: vocal
  • Birthdate: 25 December 1979

Ferman, who was born on 25 December 1979, in Ankara, has graduated from Gazi University Architecture department and is currently doing PhD in the Marmara University Cinema department. Ferman, who started his music career playing the guitar, had been in a variety of music groups as a soloist and appeared on stage quite a lot of times. He joined maNga at the beginning of 2002.

Yamyam

He was born on 26 August 1979, in Antalya. Yagmur, who has been given musical training since primary school, was trained also in piano and violin, before he started playing the guitar. Yağmur became a student of piano at Hacettepe Conservatorium, of violin at the preparational programme of Bilkent University, guitar at Ankara Anadolu Fine Arts High School and now he studies guitar at the Music Faculty of Gazi University. At the Sing Your Song music contest, where Manga finished 2nd in 2002, he was chosen „Best Assistant Musician”. He is currently a Cort endorsee.[10]

Cem

  • Full name: Cem Bahtiyar
  • Instrument: Bass guitar (Yamaha TRB-5)
  • Birthdate: 18 January, 1979

He was born in Denizli. He had classic guitar lessons at high school, then finished the Denizli Conservatory and became a student at Bilkent University in Ankara. Currently he also works with Göksel.

Efe

Efe Yılmaz at Sziget Festival, 2006.
  • Full name : Efe Yılmaz
  • Instrument : Turntable
  • Birthdate: 3 October, 1979

He was born in Ankara. He started making remixes quite early, with equipment set up in his home. He studied computer technology at the University of South Florida in the USA and currently studies Business Administration at Anatolia University.

The set he uses:

  • Numark ttx turn table
  • Stanton scratch master needle
  • Stanton SA-12 DJ mixer
  • Akai MPC 2000 sampler
  • Motu 828 mk2 soundcars
  • Mac G4 power book
  • Pioneer EFX 500 digital effector
  • Custom vynl

Özgür

Özgür Can Öney (in the middle), at Sziget Festival, 2006.
  • Full name: Özgür Can Öney
  • Instrument: Drums (Pearl elx, Turkish Ziller)
  • Birthdate: 21 July, 1980

He was born in Ankara. He studies Astronomy at Ankara University and Business Administration at Anatolia University at the same time. He composed the music for several theatrical plays. In his free time he is engaged with martial arts, particularly kick-box.

Discography

Albums

Year Title Sales
2004 maNga over 100.000[1]
(gold status)
2006 MaNga+[11]
2009 Şehr-i Hüzün

Featurings

Year Artist / Title
2005 Cem Karaca:
Mutlaka Yavrum
Track: Raptiye Rap Rap
2006 Sınav Soundtrack
Track: Dursun Zaman

Charts

Album Single Peak position
Turkey Turkey[12] Turkey Turkey Rock[13] Europe Europe[14][15] Russia Russia[16]
Şehr-i Hüzün "Dünyanın Sonuna Doğmuşum" 1 1 83 335
"Beni Benimle Bırak" 2 1 88 —
"Cevapsız Sorular" — — — —
TBA "We Could Be The Same" — — — —

Festivals

Major festivals maNga have performed at so far:

  • 7th ODTÜ Rock Festival, 2002, Turkey
  • Avrupa Genclik Festivali, 2002, Turkey
  • Tuborg Rock Festival, 2004, Turkey
  • RockIstanbul, 2004, Turkey
  • Ereğli Festivali, 2005, Turkey
  • Rock'n Coke, 2005, Turkey
  • Rock 'N Live, 2005, Turkey
  • Ankara Saklifest, 2006, Turkey
  • Ankirockfest, 2006, Turkey
  • Rokofest (series of a festival), 2006, Turkey
  • Sziget, 2006, Hungary
  • Patlican, 2007, Turkey
  • İTÜ Spring Fest, 2009, Turkey
  • Çukurova University Fest, 2009, Turkey
  • Gazi University Fes, 2009, Turkey
  • Rock the Balkans 2009, Bulgaria

Awards

Other

maNga has made the music for Aşık Veysel's poem Kara Toprak, and later wrote a completely new lyrics for the song which became known as Dursun Zaman.

maNga abroad

On 13 August 2006, maNga became the first Turkish rock band to take stage at the Sziget Festival, Budapest, Hungary. In 2006 they also had concerts in the Netherlands and Germany.

The band took stage in the Wembley Stadium in London, together with Tarkan on April 13, 2008.[22]

They also played in London's O2 Academy Islington on December 4 in 2009.

References

  1. ^ a b MÜYAP: Gold receiving artists 2006
  2. ^ Tolga AKYILDIZ: Iyi filmin iyi şarkıları (Goods songs for a good film) - Hürriyet Newspaper
  3. ^ Michael Show: SINAV Orijinal Film Müzikleri ( SONY BMG – 2006)
  4. ^ Sony Music Türkiye: Sinav Orijinal Soundtrack
  5. ^ Saklifest
  6. ^ Patlican
  7. ^ Rokofest
  8. ^ Tarkan - maNga, London
  9. ^ "Eurovision'a 'maNga' gidiyor" (in Turkish). HaberTürk. 2010-01-07. Retrieved 2010-01-12. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  10. ^ > Haberler > "Yagmur Sarigül ve Cort Isbilrigi 27. 07. 2007" (News section > Yagmur Sarigül and Cort cooperation)
  11. ^ This is the re-released version of the album 'maNga' with two bonus songs and a bonus DVD containing the four videoclips of the band
  12. ^ Nielsen Türkiye Listesi
  13. ^ Billboard Türkçe Rock Top 20
  14. ^ Euro Airplay Hot 100 - Dünyanın Sonuna Doğmuşum
  15. ^ Euro Airplay Hot 100 - Beni Benimle Bırak
  16. ^ Rusya Single Listesi
  17. ^ POPSAV ödülleri - Sabah
  18. ^ Altin kelebek 2005 - Hürriyet
  19. ^ Müzik Oscar'lari sahiplerini buldu - Hürriyet
  20. ^ MTV Turkey news
  21. ^ MTV Europe Music Awards: MaNga nominated for Best Turkish Act"
  22. ^ Tarkan - Manga, London

External links

Official sites

Sources

See also

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Best European Act in the MTV Europe Music Awards
2009 		Succeeded by
TBD
Preceded by Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest
2010 		Succeeded by
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