Orhan Gencebay

Orhan Gencebay
Background information
Born
Orhan Kencebay

(1944-08-04) 4 August 1944
OriginTekkeköy, Samsun, Turkey
GenresArabesque music, Turkish folk music, Ottoman classical music, Sufi music, pop folk, folk rock
OccupationsSinger, composer, music producer, music director, arranger, actor
InstrumentsBağlama, tambur, violin, sitar, guitar, ney, piano, cümbüş, oud, bouzouki, percussion
Years active1963–present

Orhan Gencebay (born 4 August 1944) is a Turkish musician, bağlama virtuoso, 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. In 1998, he was named a State Artist of Turkey.

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