Orhan gencebay biography


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Orhan Gencebay

Turkish musician (born 1944)

Orhan Gencebay

Birth nameOrhan Kencebay
Born (1944-08-04) 4 August 1944 (age 80)
OriginTekkeköy, Samsun, Turkey
GenresArabesque music, Turkish folk music, Ottoman classical music,[1][2]Sufi music, pop folk, folk rock[3][4]
Occupation(s)Singer, composer, music producer, music director, arranger, actor
Instrument(s)Bağlama, tambur, violin, sitar, guitar, ney, piano, cümbüş, oud, bouzouki, percussion
Years active1963–present

Musical artist

Orhan Gencebay (born 4 August 1944) is a Turkish musician, bağlamavirtuoso, composer, singer, arranger, music producer, music director, and actor. Gencebay was born in the coastal town of Samsun on 4 August 1944. He is of Crimean Tatar descent.[5] In 1998, he was named a State Artist of Turkey.[6]

Career

At ages 20 and 22, he passed the Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (T Orhan gencebay youtube.