Mehmet Akbaş

Music from Anatolia and Mesopotamia, Avantgarde, bel canto, traditional folk song- what singer-songwriter Mehmet Akbaş brings to the stage cannot be reduced to a formula. Mehmet Akbas has found his very own way through Kurdish music: He sings in the local languages Zazaki, Kurmanci, Sorani and Kelhori, as well as in Farsi/Dari, Turkish, Arabic or Armenian - and the languages also indicate the diverse sources of his music. Through his significant ability to improvise and his alterable voice, he is able to combine completely different poles of his music: For example, he combines traditional and modern singing techniques with operatic bel canto style. Western and Eastern elements, folk songs and elements from electronica, ambient, jazz, house or rock and pop do not contradict each other in his music, but enrich and feed each other musically.

DISCOGRAPHY
ALBUMS
2025• “MY HOMELAND “Live at Kölner Philharmonie Mehmet Akbas Music, Germany
2012• “P!A “ Double Album, Kalan Music, Turkey
2011• “ NÎO “ EP M. Akbas Music, Germany
2001• “WAYÎR” as band, VENGÊ SODIRÎ, Kom Music, Turkey

SINGLES
2024. “NÎNNE NÎNNE” Germany
2024. “NÎO” Germany
2024. “WERE ESMERXAN “ Germany
2024• “ ÎNSAN” Germany
2024• “ RINDÊ “ Germany
2022• “ HAM MEYVA” Kalan Music, Turkey
2022• “HUSNA” with Adem Karakoç
M. Akbaş Music, Germany
2021• “EKİN İDİM OLDUM HARMAN” Kalan Music, Turkey
2019• “ SETERO “ with Ahmet Aslan, Kalan Music, Turkey

Photos: Zelal Sever, André Elbing, Norman Wollmacher, Beatpics

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