Erkan Oğur
Erkan Oğur | |
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Erkan Oğur holding a kopuz lute in April 2007, giving a workshop in Rotterdam | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 17 April 1954 Ankara, Turkey |
| Genres | Turkish folk, blues, jazz |
| Occupation(s) | composer, score composer, musician |
| Instrument(s) | Fretless guitar, kopuz, bağlama, oud, cümbüş, yaylı tambur, Turkish tambur, violin, kemenche, erhu, bouzouki, bendir, tubular bell, Oğur sazı |
| Years active | 1982–present |
| Labels | Feuer und Eis, Kalan |
Erkan Oğur (pronounced [æɾˈkan oˈuɾ]) (born 17 April 1954) is a Turkish musician. As pioneer of fretless guitars, he invented the first fretless classical guitar in 1976. As composer, he has influenced many musicians with his compositions combining the sounds of Turkish folk music and classical music with the ancient traditional music. He has played many concerts all over the world. He is regarded as a master of the kopuz and bağlama lutes.