Merhaba

I´m not sure if I should post this here, or in the language section, so forgive me if I chose the wrong subforum for this (moderators, please move if needed?)

My experience is that listening to music is a good way and fun to get familiar with the sounds and words in a language.Our local library has a great archive of Turkish music, but it´s waaaay to much for me to know where to start looking. I´m sad to say my current knowledge of Turkish singers doesn´t reach much further than Tarkan .

So now I´m looking for a list of [well known/popular] Turkish artists, of which people think they are worth listening to. Preferably those who sing in a clear voice/not too difficult lyrics.. It would also be a great way for e to get to know more about the Turkish music culture .

I listen to almost any type of music, from traditional to popular, disco to rock, Jazz to rap, so anything goes, as long as the artist produces good work.

Does anyone have some suggestions for me? I would really appreciate it.

Çok teşekkürler,

Moi!

you can try here http://www.tac.az/

Serdar is great. He has a clear voice. the lyrics of some of his songs might be rathr difficult, I learned a lot from his songs.

Kutsi , Emir, Mustafa Sandal all are fine to listen and learn too

Listen Sıla, she really sings very good and uses Turkish wonderful.

I agree with you, listening to music is a great way to learn a language. I just posted in this thread a few days ago...there have been a lot of translations of Turkish songs too. You should look in the Turkish music section for more.

yes listening songs is agreat way to learn language

 I agree..Serdar and Musti are GREAT,  I love them

I would recommend Sezen Aksu , Yeni Turku, Nilufer, Fikret Kizilok, Bulent Ortacgil..

Ah but if you insist to listen to music from semi arabesque  singers such as Rafet el roman, Serdar Ortac etc, I would recommend go into the real ones like Umit besen, Ferdi Ozbegen, Ferdi Tayfur etc..

Wow!.. Thank you all for all the names and Links! This makes me so happy! yay!

It was much more than I could have hoped for! I´ll digg into it and try and get as many of these artists as posible!

Looking forward to all this music!

Thanks again!

Moi!

definitely i would recommend sertab erener.im really suprized that nobody had recommended her.her voice,songs and meanings in her songs are amazing.absolutely you should listen.she is also world-famous star and has english songs.i wish you´ll have fun with sertab songs

hmm.I guess Sertabs` lyrics are a bit hard for learning turkish; I have bought recently her last album RENGARENK and the lyrics are not easy for my understandingcomparative to those of Serdar, Candan lyrics...

zeki müren´s lyrics are very clear and very slow, they may be useful.

for example:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpznVGzkvIs

Beklenen Şarkı

Gözlerinin içine başka hayal girmesin
Gözlerinin içine başka hayal girmesin
Bana ait çizgiler dikkat et silinmesin
Bana ait çizgiler dikkat et silinmesin

İstersen yum gözlerini
Tıpkı düşünür gibi
Benden evvel başkası
Sakın seni görmesin

Benden evvel başkası
Seni görüp sevmesin

Kıskanırdım seni ben
Kendi gözümden bile
Nasıl verirdim seni
Bir gün yabancı ele

Sana gelen yollarda
Daima beni bekle

Benden evvel başkası
Sakın seni görmesin

Benden evvel başkası
Seni görüp sevmesin

Absolutely!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJIsTDFve4s

Gitme sana muhtacım
Gözümde nursun başımda tacın muhtacım
Beni öldür öyle git
Yaşamak için senin sevgine muhtacım

Muhtacım gözlerine
Muhtacım sözlerine
Uzattım ellerimi
Muhtacım ellerine gitme

Şimdi bomboş ellerim
Seni çağırır yaşlı gözlerim Muhtacım

Beni öldür öyle git
Yaşamak için senin sevgine muhtacım

Sensiz bir dünyadayım
Gerçekten uzak bir rüyadayım muhtacım
Beni sensiz dünyadan
Sonsuz rüyadan uyandırda git muhtacım

Muhtacım gözlerine
Muhtacım sözlerine
Ruhumu ıstacak
Sımsıcak nefesine gitme

Gitme sana muhtacım
Gözümde nursun başımda tacın muhtacım
Beni öldür öyle git
Yaşamak için senin sevgine muhtacım

yes iam learnin more words and sentences form the songs like this song

Gün geçmez

yüreğimdeki acıamansız yalnızlık

yüzüme vurur geçer zamansız

hüznüm bile yorgun ahhh

her damla gözyaşim daki keder umutsuz sensizlik

geceme akar gider mi sonsuz

kalbim yine yorgun.

yok ellermide aşk sevmek bana yasak

yine bakruhum eriyp gidiyor yavaş yavaş

bir yanlızlık şarkısında yine uçurum kenarında

ah, dudaklarım dan aşkı

düşüyor kor gibi

kalbime..........

Translation

days dont pass

the pain at my heart merciless

loniless mhits my face and goes time less,

even my sadness is tired

the grief at my each tear is pitiless

to be with out you

streams to my night and goes for ever

my heart is tired again

No, love in my hands

iam banned to love

my soul is melting look slowly

ah a loniless song

at the corner of cliff

ah, love falls down from my lips to my heart like a cinder

this so clear song and not diffecult