Bahadır Akkuzu

Akkuzu began playing shows at the age of 15 and at the age of 17 joined a rock and roll group called "4 Adam". This was followed by a stint in "The Signal" and then a long career as a member of the Turkish/Anatolian psychedelic-progressive rock band Kurtalan Ekspres, which he joined in 1978. He was a contemporary of and worked with the famous Turkish musicians Cem Karaca, Erkin Koray, and Edip Akbayram. His band-mate and friend Barış Manço died in 1999 at the age 56. Akkuzu took over singing duties for the band after his friend died.[1]

He was generally considered an experimental rock musician who cited many western influences, among which were classic rock bands such as Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin, Yes, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Bad Company, Humble Pie, Genesis, Ten Years After, and Rush.

Akkuzu died of a heart attack on August 6, 2009 and was interred at the Zincirlikuyu Cemetery.

With Kurtalan Ekspres

• Hal Hal / Eğri Eğri Doğru Doğru Eğri Büğrü Ama Yine De Doğru (1981) (Türküola 239)
• 3552 (2003 Sony Müsik)
• Fourteen Numara (1986 Film score)

• Kurtalan Ekspres MySpace Page
• blog interview (in Turkish)
• Hit song "Hal Hal" video