Ömer Zülfü Livaneli (b. 1946 Ilgın, Turkey) is a popular Turkish folk musician (singer and composer), a novelist, newspaper columnist and a film director who has been highly popular for decades. He is also a prominent left-wing and social-democrat politician and was a member of the Turkish parliament for one term.
He is most known for his fusion of Turkish folk music with contemporary music, in much the same way as Bob Dylan and his contemporarie...
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Ömer Zülfü Livaneli (b. 1946 Ilgın, Turkey) is a popular Turkish folk musician (singer and composer), a novelist, newspaper columnist and a film director who has been highly popular for decades. He is also a prominent left-wing and social-democrat politician and was a member of the Turkish parliament for one term.
He is most known for his fusion of Turkish folk music with contemporary music, in much the same way as Bob Dylan and his contemporaries in the United States. His 1997 Ankara concert was attended by no less than 500 thousand people. His collaborations with Mikis Theodorakis of Greece have been noted as a gesture of bringing together the two countries. Livaneli has been a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador since 1996.
With reference to his musical career, Livaneli has composed some three hundred songs, a rhapsody –recorded by London Symphony Orchestra- and a ballet. His compositions have reached cult status nationwide and have been performed by internationally renowned artists such as...
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