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maNga is a popular Turkish Rock band. Their music is mainly a fusion of Alternative Metal and Hip Hop Music , with a touch of Anatolian melodies; with heavy use of turntables, invoking comparisons with modern American nu-metal bands. BAND HISTORY maNga was formed in the year 2002 , being named after the word for Japanese comic books, '' Manga ''. Initially, they were mostly underground, playing covers of other rock and metal bands. They came into the public spotlight after finishing runner-up at the ''Sing your song''' music contest. This caught the attention of Sony Music , who immediately signed them up in 2004 . Their self-titled debut album was released soon after, becoming a massive hit. Following this, they performed at various music festivals and have worked with such famous Turkish singers as Koray Candemir (of Kargo fame) and Göksel . Most of their songs are written by the group members. The genre of their music was decribed by Yağmur, the author of most of the songs, as having a touch on nu-metal, rap, hip-hop and mixing these all in a "pot" with melodies of Anatolia . MEMBERS Members of the band: Ferman
Ferman, who was born on 25 December 1979, in Ankara , has graduated from Gazi University Architecture department and is currently doing PhD in the same field . Ferman, who started his music career playing the guitar, had been in a variety of music groups as solist and appeared on stage quite a lot of times. He joined maNga at the beginning of 2002 Yamyam
He was born on 26 August 1979, in Antalya . Yagmur, who has been given musical training since primary school, was trained also in piano and violin, before he started playing the guitar. Yagmur became a student of piano at Hacettepe Conservatorium, of violin at the preaprational programme of Bilkent University, guitar at Ankara Anadolu Fine Arts High School and now he studies guitar at the Music Faculty of Gazi University. At the Sing Your Song music contest, where maNga finished 2nd in 2002, he was chosen „Best Assistant Musician”. He uses Seven-string Guitar s, an Ibanez K7 and a Washburn . Cem
He was born in Denizli . He had classic guitar lessons at high school, then finished the Denizli Conservatory and became a student at Bilkent University in Ankara. Currently he also works with Göksel. Efe
He was born in Ankara. He started making remixes quite early, with equipment set up in his home. He studied computer technology at the University of South Florida in the USA and currently studies Business Administration at Anatolia University. The set he uses:
Özgür
He was born in Ankara. He studies Astronomy at Ankara University and Business Administration at Anatolia University at the same time. He composed the music for several theatrical plays. In his free time he is engaged with martial arts, particularly kick-box. SPA The mascot of the band, who features in every one of their videos, as an animated character.
DISCOGRAPHY Albums INTERESTING FACTS The meaning of their names In Turkish almost every name and surname has a meaning.
Cover songs Songs covered by maNga (played at live concerts):
maNga has made the music for Aşık Veysel 's poem ''Kara Toprak'', and later wrote a completely new lyrics for the song which became known as ''Dursun Zaman''. EXTERNAL LINKS
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SEE ALSO Anatolian Rock , Rock'n Coke , Tarkan , Sezen Aksu |
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