A bit of history, first. Tarkan was born in Germany and moved to Turkey at 16. He attended a Turkish classical music conservatory and proceeded to splash onto the Turkish pop music scene in the early '90s. Because of his German background, you'll always hear some European influence in his music. This is probably what naysayers are referring to when they claim that his music is not a reflection of Turkish music. Pshaw! Every Turkish pop artist out there has his/her own sound and Tarkan is no different in that respect. Where he is different is in his sound. There's a vocal purity that doesn't come around very often in pop music and his technique is flawless. Again, not very common. Some of his best songs are written (co-written?) by Sezen Aksu, who is herself probably the most popular female pop artist in Turkey. She is credited with 2 of the songs on this cd. "Hepsi senin, mi?" (Translation: Is it all yours?), for example. This sexy song is an instant dance hit and believe me, you will dance! Check out his other CDs, although, this one's my favorite. "Olurum Sana" and "Karma" are a very close 2nd and 3rd. His most recent release is in English, titled "Come closer". I recommend starting with his latest Turkish CDs (Aacayipsin, Olurum Sana, Karma, and Dudu) then going back to listen to his very first album, "Yine Sensiz". It's fun to go back and listen to his sound as it was just developing. You can't go wrong no matter which CD you choose!
P.S.: A great website for all things Turkish (especially music) is www.tulumba.com
P.P.S.: For a great intro to Sezen Aksu check out her "Gulumse" CD from way back when. It was so popular when first released that one of the songs was used as the theme song for a political campaign!
June 26, 2006 |  | My favorite Tarkan album to date . . . |  |
"Aacayipsin" is without a doubt my favorite Tarkan album to date (pending the release of his new album this spring). This album is not nearly as pop as "Olurum Sana" (also called "Tarkan" in Europe). The music is not as good for the radio or to dance to, but in my opinion it is more beatiful. My favorite tracks on the CD are 04. "Bekle" ("Wait"), 07. "Unutmamali" ("Musn't Forget"), 09. "Durum Beter" ("The Situation's Worse"), and 10. "Gitme" ("Don't Go"). Just like other reviewers have said, even if you don't speak Turkish (which I do not) you can totally understand what Tarkan is saying just by how he sings it, he has so much passion. The US definately needs to open it's mind (and it's airways) to the sounds of Tarkan and other international musicians.
February 6, 2001Tracks on this CD are very easily consumable. Two kisses the first song sounds very catchy but I don' t think it' s music. I don' t think he'd have a chance in the US or the UK music markets.
April 20, 2000| | | Tarkan's music is really great , i love him! | |
I think that Tarkan's cd is really great. It seems to have very much thought put into the music. Unfortunately, I don't speak too much Turk, so I can't quite comment on the lyrics, but I do think that the music, in itself, is just spectacular and really catchy. This cd deserves to be internationally known, or at least more popular in America. In fact, I think that Tarkan deserves to be more known in the U.S. because I'm sick of being the only person in my city who listens to, not just this cd, but Tarkan's music in general. To be truthful, I don't have a specific favorite song on this cd because they're all good. I'm being honest too. I just adore his voice, and he really shows what a good voice he has on this cd. Thank you. Good bye.
November 6, 1999he has nice voice. very good singer but he is littel spoild i waiting for his new ENG. album
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