Behsat Üvez (May 2, 1959 – February 22, 2013) was a Turkish singer, composer, and teacher. He was the founder of Barana.

Behsat Üvez
Background information
Born(1959-05-02)May 2, 1959
Ankara, Turkey
OriginTurkey
DiedFebruary 22, 2013(2013-02-22) (aged 53)
Groningen, Netherlands
GenresWorld Music
Occupation(s)Singer, Composer, teacher, Musician
Years active1971–2013

Üvez was born in Ankara.

Death edit

On February 22, 2013, Behsat Üvez died of lung cancer in Groningen.[1]

Discography edit

Albums edit

  • Barana Co. (2002)
  • İleriye Anılar
  • Gül ve Bülbül
  • Şarap (2009)
  • Xenopolis (2011, with Ceylan Ertem )
  • Electro Shaman (2012) [2]

Projects, Tours edit

  • Female Factory (1998, 1999, 2000)
  • 5-May project with the Metropol Orchestra (1998)
  • Music Meeting (Nijmegen, 2000)
  • Foundation Jazz Utrecht (2000-2001)
  • The Culture Factory Amsterdam (1999-2000)
  • Foundation Kulsan (2000)
  • Circus Colourful City in Nijmegen (2001)
  • Global Village Orchestra (2001'den günümüze)
  • Festival "Klap op de Vuurpijl"-NPS/Radio 4 with Alan Laurrilard's Seafood plus (Aralık 2001)
  • Raiz met Fernando Lamerinihas (Şubat 2003)
  • Made in Holland (Eylül, Ekim 2003)
  • Xenopolis (2011)
  • Barana Festival (2012)

References edit

  1. ^ "Dagblad van het Noorden - Behsat Üvez overleden". Dvhn.nl. 2012-09-21. Archived from the original on 2013-04-13. Retrieved 2013-02-26.
  2. ^ Mixed World Music interview

External links edit