MaNga
maNga is a popular
Turkish rock band. Their music is mainly a fusion of
alternative metal and
hip hop music, with a touch of
Anatolian melodies; with heavy use of turntables, invoking comparisons with modern
American nu metal bands.
maNga was formed in the year
2002, 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
Sony Music, who immediately signed them up in
2004. Their self-titled debut album was released soon after, becoming a massive hit.
Following this, they performed at various music festivals and have worked with such famous Turkish singers as
Koray Candemir (of
Kargo fame) 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.
Members of the band:
Ferman
*Full name: Ferman Akgül
*Instrument: vocal
*Birthdate: 25 December,
1979Ferman, who was born on 25 December 1979, in
Ankara, has graduated from Gazi University Architecture department and is currently doing PhD in the same field . 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. Yagmur 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 uses
seven-string guitars, an Ibanez
K7 and a
Washburn.
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maNga on the cover of Dream magazine, April Issue, 2006 |
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.
SPA
The mascot of the band, who features in every one of their videos, as an animated character.
*He was born on 24 August 2004, in
Istanbul *Type: toy
*Sex: 100% male
*State of mind: in love
Albums
Featurings
The meaning of their names
In Turkish almost every name and surname has a meaning.
* Cem: whole, Bahtiyar: lucky, happy
* Yağmur: rain, Sarıgül: yellow rose
* Ferman: imperial edict, order, Akgül: white rose
* Özgür: free, Can: soul
* Efe: brave brother, Yılmaz: brave, the one who is not afraid
Cover songs
Songs covered by maNga (played at live concerts):
*
Du Hast by
Rammstein*
My Own Summer by
Deftones*
Gangsta's Paradise by
Coolio*
Evdeki ses by
Cartel*
Raptiye Rap Rap by
Cem KaracamaNga 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
The first performance of the band outside of Turkey (not considering
Northern Cyprus as a foreign country) will be at
Sziget Festival,
Budapest,
Hungary; on 13th August 2006. maNga is about to make history being the first Turkish rock band ever to take stage at the festival, and generally, in Hungary.
*
maNga official website *
maNgafaNclub iNternational With translation of the lyrics in English and Hungarian!
*
MFI Forum *
Turkish Music Links Portal *
maNgafanclub.com - The band members visit its forum!
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Kaan Demirçelik, the artist creating the manga-characters of the band
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MangaClub>> maNga >> Biyografi*
maNga official siteAnatolian rock,
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Tarkan,
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