{"title":"Cem Karaca","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTurkish rock pioneer \u003ci\u003eMuhtar Cem Karaca\u003c\/i\u003e was born on April 5, 1945 in Bakirköy, Istanbul to professional actors Mehmet Ibrahim Karaca and Toto Karaca (Irma Felekyan). With his exceptional talent and passion for music, he collaborated with various bands and became a legend in Turkish rock. Despite facing numerous challenges throughout his career, Karaca continued recording and singing until his untimely death from heart failure on February 8, 2004.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCem Karaca's unique style and powerful vocals have influenced many artists in the Turkish music scene. Some of the similar artists who share his musical spirit include \u003ci\u003eBarış Manço\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eErkin Koray\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFikret Kızılok\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHaluk Levent\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMFÖ\u003c\/i\u003e, and more. These talented performers have all contributed to shaping the landscape of Turkish rock music.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCem Karaca's legacy lives on through his timeless songs that continue to resonate with fans today. His contributions to Turkish rock will always be remembered, solidifying him as an iconic figure in the history of Turkish music.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"nem-kaldi","title":"Nem Kaldi?","description":"\u003cp\u003eCem Karaca announces his intent to slay all enemies of Istanbul's leftist counterculture with stompin' prog keyboards. Sophisticated and passionate, with flamboyant taste in sunglasses, Cem Karaca led Istanbul's music fans through a period of violent political turmoil. Karaca reworked traditional folk lyrics with molten electric bass lines that played up both a poet's broiling righteousness and also his listeners' common ground with their elders in Turkey's history. 1975's \u003ci\u003eNem Kaldi \u003c\/i\u003egathers more 60s-70s singles that lead the listener through Karaca's own musical history, skipping across various collaborations. Sink deeper into the intrigue both musical \u0026amp; otherwise as fractious personnel changes and real-life assassins multiply, yet the double-time drums \u0026amp; badass synthesizer schwings pound on.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pharaway Sounds","offers":[{"title":"White | LP","offer_id":50464760824139,"sku":"1157135","price":34.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/78299b76-320d-41fa-bfd8-66104f190482_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727278763"},{"product_id":"apaslar-kardaslar-mogollar","title":"Apaslar Kardaslar Mogollar","description":"\u003cp\u003eSophisticated and passionate, with flamboyant taste in sunglasses, Cem Karaca once led Istanbul's music fans through a period of violent political turmoil. Karaca reworked traditional folk lyrics with molten electric bass lines that played up both a poet's broiling righteousness and also his listeners' common ground with their elders in Turkey's history. This is the second album from Karaca, released in 1974, reissued for the first time in Picture Disc with remastered sound. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt leads the listener through Karaca's own musical history, skipping across various collaborations and bands up to his then-current project Dervisan. Can throbbing Anatolian guitars take on the assassins of the Grey Wolves? Imagine a hairy pied piper with R Kelly's flair for drama, wailing into a microphone over an electric baglama, and you're ready to enter the bohemian world of Papa Cem.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pharaway Sounds","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":50488949047627,"sku":"1167738","price":37.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/b066b541-4819-4d66-93a0-1657b6bce81c_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727633939"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/collections\/test_ec18e5a3_thumbnail_4096_ba7c88df-4dff-473b-b002-2efcfbb609a2.jpg?v=1727278742","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/collections\/cem-karaca.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}