manga (band)
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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:
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
- Full name: Yağmur Sarıgül
- Instrument: Electric guitar
- Birthdate: 26 August, 1979
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
- 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
- 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 | |||||
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Turkey[12] | Turkey Rock[13] | Europe[14][15] | 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
- 2005: POPSAV Ödülleri[17]
- Best rock band
- Best video
- 2005: Hürriyet Altin Kelebek Ödülleri (Golden Butterfly Awards)[18]
- Best Newcomer Band
- 2006: MÜYAP Ödülleri[19]
- Gold Disc for the album maNga
- 2009: MTV Turkey
- Best Turkish Act[20]
- MTV Europe Music Awards [21]
- 2009: Best Turkish Act (Won)
- 2009: Best European Act (Won)
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
- ^ a b MÜYAP: Gold receiving artists 2006
- ^ Tolga AKYILDIZ: Iyi filmin iyi şarkıları (Goods songs for a good film) - Hürriyet Newspaper
- ^ Michael Show: SINAV Orijinal Film Müzikleri ( SONY BMG – 2006)
- ^ Sony Music Türkiye: Sinav Orijinal Soundtrack
- ^ Saklifest
- ^ Patlican
- ^ Rokofest
- ^ Tarkan - maNga, London
- ^ "Eurovision'a 'maNga' gidiyor" (in Turkish). HaberTürk. 2010-01-07. Retrieved 2010-01-12.
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(help) - ^ > Haberler > "Yagmur Sarigül ve Cort Isbilrigi 27. 07. 2007" (News section > Yagmur Sarigül and Cort cooperation)
- ^ 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
- ^ Nielsen Türkiye Listesi
- ^ Billboard Türkçe Rock Top 20
- ^ Euro Airplay Hot 100 - Dünyanın Sonuna Doğmuşum
- ^ Euro Airplay Hot 100 - Beni Benimle Bırak
- ^ Rusya Single Listesi
- ^ POPSAV ödülleri - Sabah
- ^ Altin kelebek 2005 - Hürriyet
- ^ Müzik Oscar'lari sahiplerini buldu - Hürriyet
- ^ MTV Turkey news
- ^ MTV Europe Music Awards: MaNga nominated for Best Turkish Act"
- ^ Tarkan - Manga, London
External links
Official sites
- maNga official website Template:Tr icon Template:En icon
- Official MySpace Template:En icon
- GRGDN: publishing and management Template:Tr icon
Sources
- MangaClub>> maNga >> Biyografi
- maNga Official site