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Refimprove|date=August 2008Infobox musical artist|name=Baris Manço|image=Baris Manço.jpg|background=solo_singer|birth_date=Birth date|1943|1|2|mf=y|death_date=death date and age|1999|2|1|1943|1|2|mf=y|origin= Turkey |genre= Classic rock , Anatolian Rock , Alternative Rock |occupation=Singer, Composer, Song-writer & TV producer, Musician|years_active=1950s1999|label=Sayan, Yavuz Plak, CBS Disques / Grammofoonplaten S.A.B.V., Türküola, Emre Plak Mehmet Baris Manço (also spelled Boris Mancho in some European album releases), born Tosun Yusuf Mehmet Baris Manço ,cite news |url= http://www.hurriyet.de/haberler/magazin/1073585/iste-baris-manconun-gercek-adi |newspaper= Hürriyet |title=Iste Baris Manço'nun gerçek adi |date=2011-12-08 |language=Turkish |accessdate=2011-12-09 (January 2, 1943 - February 1, 1999) was a Turkey|Turkish rock music|rock singer, composer, and television producer.Variety's Film Reviews 1985-1986 (Vol 19) by R R Bowker Publishing, ISBN 978-0-8352-2799-5 The names Tosun and Yusuf were legally removed during his primary school years. He composed about 200 songs, some of which were translated into a variety of languages including English Language|English , Japanese language|Japanese , Greek language|Greek , Italian language|Italian , Bulgarian language|Bulgarian , Romanian language|Romanian , Persian language|Persian , Urdu and Arabic language|Arabic .cite web|title=Baris Manco|publisher=Light Millennium|url= http://www.lightmillennium.org/biographies/bmanco_biography.html|accessdate=2011-01-08 He remains one of the most popular public figures of Turkey.
Early life and career
Manço was born in Üsküdar , Istanbul , Turkey on January 2, 1943. His mother, Rikkat Uyanik , was a famous singer in early 1940s.Citation needed|date=January 2010 His older brother, who was born during World War II , was named SavasCitation needed|date=January 2010 ("war" in Turkish language|Turkish ) while he was named Baris ("peace" in Turkish) by his parents to celebrate the end of the war.Citation needed|date=January 2010 His fame greatly popularized the use of the name Baris in Turkey.Citation needed|date=January 2010 At birth, he was additionally named Tosun Yusuf after his deceased uncle Yusuf called Tosun (literally: Yusuf The Sturdy). However, this name was erased just before he attended the primary school.
In primary school his head was shaven to prevent head lice , a serious threat back then, which he cited among reasons for his later signature long hair.Citation needed|date=January 2010 During his highschool days in Galatasaray High School (and later in Sisli Terakki High School) he formed his first band, Kafadarlar ("The Buddies"), allegedly upon seeing Erkin Koray 's band performing, all students of Deutsche Schule Istanbul (Istanbul Alman Lisesi),a nearby highschool.Citation needed|date=January 2010 Asaf Savas Akat , a famous economist in Turkey, played saxophone ,Clarify|date=January 2010 and guitarist Ender Enön made his own guitar because it was difficult to find a real one on the market in those years.Citation needed|date=January 2010 In 1962 and 1963, with his next band, Harmoniler ("The Harmonies"), he recorded cover versions of some of popular American Twist (dance)|twist songs and rearrangements of Turkish folk songs in rock and roll form, marking the beginning of the Anatolian rock movement,Citation needed|date=January 2010 a synthesis of Turkish folk music and rock music|rock . In this period, his key visual and musical influence was Elvis Presley .Citation needed|date=January 2010 After graduating from high school in 1963, he moved to Europe, travelling around Paris and Liège (city)|Liège , where he formed bands with local musicians and recorded some singles mainly in English and in French but also in Turkish. He toured with his band Les Mistigris (not related to Mistigris ) in Germany , Belgium , France and Turkey until 1967.
In 1967, he suffered a serious car accident,Clarify|date=January 2010 after which he started to grow his signature mustache to disguise his scar.Citation needed|date=January 2010 Frustrated by the difficulties of working with musicians from different nationalities, he formed Kaygisizlar (The Carefrees), featuring Mazhar Alanson and Fuat Güner , future members of the band MFÖ . He recorded several singles and toured with the band, both domestically and internationally, until the band members revealed that they did not want to live abroad.Citation needed|date=January 2010 In 1970, he formed Baris Manço Ve ... ("Baris Manço and ...") again with foreign musicians, to record his first hit single, both in Turkey and in Belgium, Daglar Daglar (Mountains, Mountains!), selling over 700,000 copies.Citation needed|date=January 2010 Today, the song remains one of his most popular works.
1970s
After the success of "Daglar Daglar", Manço recorded a couple of singles with Mogollar (The Mongols), another influential Turkish Anatolian rock band. He then decided to return to Turkey where he recorded with the reformed Kaygisizlar for a short period. In 1971, his early works were compiled under his first full length album Dünden Bugüne , today commonly referred as Daglar Daglar .
In 1972, he formed Kurtalan Ekspres , a legend by itself, the band that would accompany him until his death. In 1975 until when he continued to release singles, he released his first non-compilation LP 2023 , a concept album that includes many instrumental songs.
As a last attempt to reach international success, he released the LP titled Baris Mancho (1976), a strange transcription of his name, mostly with George Hayes Orchestra under CBS Records label, in Europe and South Africa. Although the album did not bring the fame he was expecting, it did reach the top of the charts in Romania and Morocco . Next year, the album was released in Turkey under the title Nick the Chopper .
From 1977 to 1980, he released three more albums in Turkey, partly consisting of compilations of older singles, namely Sakla Samani Gelir Zamani (1977), Yeni Bir Gün (1979) and 20. Sanat Yili Disko Manço (1980), all following a similar sound with 2023 . All these albums are now rarity items, but most of the material from the era are available in later compilations Ben Bilirim and Sari Çizmeli Mehmet Aga .is company
1980s
In 1981, Manço released Sözüm Meclisten Disari with Kurtalan Ekspres, containing many hit songs including "Alla Beni Pulla Beni", "Arkadasim Essek", "Gülpembe", "Halhal" and "Dönence" among others. The album remains as one of their most popular works and launched a boost of popularity for Baris Manço during 1980s.
"Arkadasim Essek" ("My Friend Donkey"), quickly grew very popular among children (the song is about rural nostalgia and was not initially intended as a children's song)Citation needed|date=February 2007. Throughout his career, he went on to write many other songs primarily for children to achieve an iconic acceptance among Turkish children of 1980s and 1990s.
On the other hand "Gülpembe", composed by Kurtalan Ekspres bassist Ahmet Güvenç , a requiem for Manço's grandmother, caught older audiences and probably is the artist's most popular song, competing perhaps only with "Daglar Daglar".
In 1983, Estagfurullah, Ne Haddimize was released. It contained hit songs "Halil Ibrahim Sofrasi" and "Kol Dügmeleri", a new version of the artist's very first song. "Halil Ibrahim Sofrasi" exemplified Manço's signature moral themed lyrics, a rare feature in Turkish pop music .
In 1985, 24 Ayar Manço which included "Gibi Gibi" and a long conceptual song "Lahburger" was released. It also marked the beginning of the shift in Manço's sound characterized with the heavy use of synthesizer s and drum machine in contrast with his older works consisting of a group oriented rock based sound. In subsequent years, Manço released Degmesin Yagli Boya (1986), Sahibinden Ihtiyaçtan (1988) and Darisi Basiniza (1989), all containing a couple of hit songs and demonstrating his new sound.
7'den 77'ye and 1990s
In 1988, ''7'den 77'ye ( From age 7 to 77''), a TV show directed and presented by Manço began to run on TRT 1 , the national TV channel of Turkey. It was a combined music, talk show and documentary program which was a major hit during the 8 years it stayed on air. Manço travelled almost 150 countries for the show. "Adam Olacak Çocuk", a part of the show, strengthened Manço's acceptance among children.
Although his popularity continued mostly due to the TV show, his musical works in 1990s were not well received. The albums Mega Manço (1992) and Müsadenizle Çocuklar (1995) were considered as the weakest efforts of his career, despite the limited success of 1992 children hit "Ayi" (The Bear). On the other hand, in 1995 he toured in Japan with Kurtalan Ekspres, leading to Live In Japan (1996), his first and only live album. He released two albums in that country with some recognition as "the man who writes songs about vegetables", referring to "Domates, Biber, Patlican" ("Tomato, Pepper, Aubergine") and "Nane, Limon Kabugu" (Mint, Lemon Rind), two of his hit songs from 1980s.
Death
On February 1, 1999, Baris Manço died of a sudden heart attack before the release of his just finished last work Mançoloji ( Mançology or Manchology ) (1999), a double album containing the new recordings of his hit songs along with an unfinished instrumental song "40. Yil" ("The 40th Anniversary"), celebrating his 40th year in music. His sudden death caused an almost unanimous shock in Turkey with millions of people mourning and tens of thousands of people attending his funeral.Cn|date=May 2012
Legacy
Baris Manço was one of the most influential Turkish musicians. In his early career he and his bands contributed to the Turkish rock movement by combining traditional Turkish music with rock music|rock influences, which is still one of the main trends of Turkish popular music.
His visual image, characterized by his long hair, mustache and big rings, softened the reaction of the otherwise conservative Turkish public opinion.
His experimentation with electronic instruments in the late 1980s contributed to the 1990s sound of Turkish popular music.
His lyrics with diverse themes, mostly following a somewhat modernized version of the "asik" (wandering folk poets) tradition were heavily marginal in the popular music scene of 1980s which was mostly dominated by love-themed lyrics.
In 2002, a tribute album was released under the name Yüregimdeki Baris Sarkilari ("Peace's Songs In My Heart", also "Peace Songs In My Heart") featuring 15 extremely popular Turkish artists of such diverse genres as arabesque music|arabesque , pop and rock (both Anatolian and western style) demonstrating his wide range of influence.
Discography
Albums
Dünden Bugüne (1972) (Sayan)
2023 (1975) (Yavuz Plak)
Sakla Samani Gelir Zamani (1976) (Yavuz)
Baris Mancho, released as Nick The Chopper in Turkey (1976) (CBS Disques/Grammofoonplaten S.A.B.V., CBS 81784, Yavuz LP)
Yeni Bir Gün (1979) (Yavuz ve Burç Plakçilik)
20 Sanat Yili Disco Manço (1980) (Türküola)
Sözüm Meclisten Disari (1981) (Türküola)
Estagfurullah... Ne Haddimize& #33; (1983) (Türküola)
24 Ayar Manço (1985) (Emre Plakçilik)
Degmesin Yagli Boya (1986) (Emre Plakçilik)
30 Sanat Yili Fulaksesuar Manço - Sahibinden Ihtiyaçtan (1988) (Emre Plakçilik)
Darisi Basiniza (1989) (Yavuz ve Burç Plakçilik)
Mega Manço (1992) (Emre Plak)
Müsaadenizle Çocuklar (1995) (Emre Plak)
Baris Manço Live In Japan (1996) (Emre Plak)
Mançoloji (1999) (Emre Plak)
Singles
With Harmoniler
Twistin USA / The Jet (1962) (Grafson MGG 515)
Do The Twist / Let's Twist again (1962) (Grafson MGG 516)
http://www.barismancomix.com Baris Manco Fans Website
http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=yvLv2-A0mnc 2011 tribute to Manco with a remake of his song performed by the popular Pakistan i singing duo Zeb and Haniya at the famous Coke Studio s in Karachi .
Persondata | NAME = Manco, Baris | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH = January 2, 1943 | PLACE OF BIRTH = Üsküdar , Istanbul | DATE OF DEATH = February 1, 1999 | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Manco, Baris Category:1943 births Category:1999 deaths Category:People from Üsküdar Category:Turkish pop singers Category:Turkish pop musicians Category:Turkish male singers Category:State Artists of Turkey Category:Galatasaray High School alumni Category:Deaths from myocardial infarction
