Yaşar Kurt

Biography

Arşak Yaşar Kurt (Armenian: Արշակ Եաշար Քուրթ, born 16 August 1968) is a Turkish-Armenian rock artist.

Biography

He studied in 1990 at the Faculty of Open Education Anadolu University but did not graduate.
He founded the alternative musical group Beyaz Yunus (literally White Dolphin). In 1993, he had his first studio recording in Germany and in 1994, released the album Sokak Şarkıları×Sokak Şarkıları1994 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1Hadi Erkekler Savaşa2:582Korku4:073Martı3:554Fırt Emin2:325Korku 24:076Hırsızlar3:527Deniz Feneri3:448Tahta Tekerlekler2:159Bilgenin Şarkısı3:3110Hadi Baba Gene Yap3:1211Hünerli Çocuklar (Beyoğlu)6:1012Beyaz Şapka1:29 (literally Street Songs) recorded in Cologne, Germany. The album on the Ada Müzik music label became very popular in Turkey. A series of concerts followed throughout Turkey. Moving to Berlin, a daughter was born named Rosa. He returned in 1996 to Turkey to continue with his musical career.
Göndermeler (literally Referrals) was released in 1997 album on Aks Müzik and Boğaziçi Müzik labels. After one-and-a-half years, he released Reflex produced by Ağdaş Müzik containing 9 songs stretching in the period 1990–2000 as well as 3 cover versions.
In 2003, he released a collection album entitled Anne under his own music label. In 2003 he was one of the founders of Barışarock, a major rock event in Turkey. In 2004, he wrote the music for Atv television's popular series "Sevda Tepesi".
Upon discovering his Armenian roots, he had himself baptized as an Armenian Apostolic Christian and accepted a new Armenian name as Arşak. and in 2007 he and Armenian-Turkish artist Arto Tunçboyacıyan formed Yash-ar (made up of part of his and Arto's first names).
In 2011, Kurt released the album Güneş Kokusu×Güneş Kokusu23 August 2011 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 13 tracks1Dokuz Altı Yolları2Kimse Bilmez3Güneş Kokusu4Kendim Gibi5Emrah6Bedir (Urunü Urunü)7Boynum Dik8Ver Bana Düşlerimi9Martıya Benzetme10Yalan11Toprak Ana12Gelevera Deresi13Islak Islak (literally Smell of Sun) including a hit song called Ver Bana Düşlerimi (literally Give Me My Dreams) on YouTube.

Albums

1994: Sokak Şarkıları
1997: Göndermeler
2002: Reflex
2003: Anne
2007: Nefrete Kine Karşı (credited to Yaş-Ar, a duo with Arto Tunçboyacıyan)
2011: Güneş Kokusu