Moğollar

Moğollar
Background information
OriginIstanbul, Turkey
GenresAnatolian rock, psychedelic rock, folk rock, progressive rock
Years active1967 (1967)–1976, 1992–present
LabelsEmre Plak
MembersEmrah Karaca
Cahit Berkay
Taner Öngür
Serhat Ersöz
Kemal Küçükbakkal
Past membersUtku Ünal
Engin Yörükoğlu (deceased in 2010)
Nejat Tahir Özyılmazel
Aziz Azmet
Ersen Dinleten
Barış Manço (deceased in 1999)
Selda Bağcan
Cem Karaca (deceased in 2004)
Murat Ses
Haluk Kunt
Hasan Sel
Aydın Daruga (deceased in 2015)
Ayzer Danga
Websitewww.mogollar.org

Moğollar (Mongols in Turkish) was one of the pioneering bands in Turkish rock music during their early career and one of the founders of Turkish folk rock (or Anatolian rock). They have been active for over 40 years. The band uses multi-layered dynamism in the Turkish folk genre to create a sonic similarity with pop music's dynamism.