| maNga | |
|---|---|
| Origin |  Ankara, Turkey |
| Genre(s) | Nu metal, rapcore |
| Years active | 2002 - present |
| Label(s) | Sony Music/GRGDN |
| Website | maNga.web.tr |
| Members | |
| Ferman Akgül (vocals) Yağmur Sarıgül (guitar) Cem Bahtiyar (bass) Efe Yılmaz (turntables) Özgür Can Öney (drums) |
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| Former members | |
| Orçun Şekerusta (bass) | |
maNga is a popular Turkish nu metal/rapcore 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.
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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 artist manager Hadi Elazzi (GRGDN), who immediately promoted the band to Sony Music, which resulted in their first, self-titled album being published in 2004, becoming a mass hit[1]. Following this, they performed at various music festivals and have worked with such famous Turkish singers as Koray Candemir (of Kargo fame), Vega and Göksel. Most of their songs are written by the group members. The genre of their music was described 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. maNga's duet with Göksel is included in one of the most successful (with almost a million viewers[2]) Turkish films, Sınav (featuring Jean-Claude Van Damme)[3][4]. Their song Bir kadın çizeceksin was featured among the music of the FIFA 2006 game.
Members
Members of the band:
Ferman
- Full name: Ferman Akgül
- Instrument: vocal
- Birthdate: 25 December 1979
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 a soloist and appeared on stage quite a lot of times. He joined maNga at the beginning of 2002.
Yamyam
- Full name: Yağmur Sarıgül
- Instrument: Electric guitar
- Birthdate: 26 August, 1979
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 preparational 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 is currently a Cort endorsee.[5]
Cem
- Full name: Cem Bahtiyar
- Instrument: Bass guitar (Yamaha TRB-5)
- Birthdate: 18 January, 1979
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
- Full name : Efe Yılmaz
- Instrument : Turntable
- Birthdate: 3 October, 1979
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:
- Numark ttx turn table
- Stanton scratch master needle
- Stanton SA-12 DJ mixer
- Akai MPC 2000 sampler
- Motu 828 mk2 soundcars
- Mac G4 power book
- Pioneer EFX 500 digital effector
- Custom vynl
Özgür
- Full name: Özgür Can Öney
- Instrument: Drums (Pearl elx, Turkish Ziller)
- Birthdate: 21 July, 1980
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
| Year | Title | Sales |
| 2004 | maNga | over 100.000[1] (gold status) |
| 2006 | maNga+[6] |
Awards
- 2005: POPSAV Ödülleri[7]
- Best rock band
- Best video
- 2005: Hürriyet Altin Kelebek Ödülleri (Golden Butterfly Awards)[8]
- Best Newcomer Band
- 2006: MÜYAP Ödülleri[9]
- Gold Disc for the album maNga
Featurings
| Year | Artist / Title |
| 2005 | Cem Karaca: Mutlaka Yavrum Track: Raptiye Rap Rap |
| 2006 | Sınav Soundtrack Track: Dursun Zaman |
Interesting facts
The meaning of their names
In Turkish almost every name and surname has a meaning.
- Cem: whole, Bahtiyar: lucky, happy
- Yağmur: rain, Sarıgül: yellow rose
- Ferman: imperial edict, order, Akgül: white rose
- Özgür: free, Can: soul
- Efe: brave brother, Yılmaz: brave, the one who is not afraid
Cover songs
Songs covered by maNga (played at live concerts):
- Du Hast by Rammstein
- My Own Summer by Deftones
- Points of Authority by Linkin Park
- Gangsta's Paradise by Coolio
- Evdeki ses by Cartel
- Raptiye Rap Rap by Cem Karaca
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.
maNga abroad
The first performance of the band outside of Turkey (not considering Northern Cyprus as a foreign country) was at Sziget Festival, Budapest, Hungary; on 13 August 2006. maNga made history being the first Turkish rock band ever to take stage at the festival, and generally, in Hungary. in 2006 they also had concerts in Holland and Germany.
Notes
- ^ a b MÜYAP: Gold receiving artists 2006
- ^ Tolga AKYILDIZ: Iyi filmin iyi şarkıları (Goods songs for a good film) - Hürriyet Newspaper
- ^ Michael Show: SINAV Orijinal Film Müzikleri ( SONY BMG – 2006)
- ^ Sony Music Türkiye: Sinav Orijinal Soundtrack
- ^ > Haberler > "Yagmur Sarigül ve Cort Isbilrigi 27. 07. 2007" (News section > Yagmur Sarigül and Cort cooperation)
- ^ This is the re-released version of the album 'maNga' with two bonus songs and a bonus DVD containing the four videoclips of the band
- ^ POPSAV ödülleri - Sabah
- ^ Altin kelebek 2005 - Hürriyet
- ^ Müzik Oscar'lari sahiplerini buldu - Hürriyet
External links
Official sites
- maNga official website (Turkish) (English)
- Official MySpace (English)
- GRGDN: publishing and management (Turkish)
Fan sites
- maNgafaNclub iNternational With translation of the lyrics in English and Hungarian! (English) (Hungarian)
- MFI Forum (English) (Hungarian)
- Turkish Music Links Portal (Hungarian) (English)
- maNgafanclub.com (Turkish)
- maNgaclub.net (Turkish)
Other related sites
- Kaan Demirçelik, the artist creating the manga-characters of the band (English)
Sources
- MangaClub>> maNga >> Biyografi
- maNga official site
