Erkan Oğur Musical artist

Erkan Oğur (pronounced [ˈeɾkan ˈoɰuɾ]), or Erkan Ogur in the West (born April 17, 1954) is a Turkish musician. A pioneer of fretless guitars, he invented the first fretless classical guitar in 1976. A composer, he has influenced many musicians with his compositions combining the sounds of Turkish folk music and classical music with the ancient traditional music. He has played many concerts all over the world. He is regarded as a master of the kopuz and bağlama lutes.

Personal facts

Erkan Oğur
Birth dateJanuary 01, 1954
Birth place
Turkey , Elâzığ

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Musical artist

Career started1982
associated musical artist
Telvin
BackgroundNon vocal instrumentalist
genre
Turkish folk music
instrument
Erhu
Kemenche
Bendir
Violin
Tubular bells
Komuz
Oud
Bağlama
Bouzouki
Cümbüş
Fretless guitar
Yaylı tanbur
Turkish tambur
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record label
Kalan Müzik

Topical connections

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Erkan Oğur on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://unfretted.net/loader.php?LINK=history
  2. http://web.archive.org/web/20051231002733/http:/www.unfretted.net/loader.php?LINK=history
  3. http://web.archive.org/web/20070106065310/http:/www.rootsworld.com/interview/ogur.html
  4. http://www.kalan.com/english/scripts/Album/dispgrup.asp?id=1165
  5. http://www.kalan.com/english/scripts/Album/dispkisi.asp?id=549
  6. http://www.rootsworld.com/interview/ogur.html