Karma (Tarkan album)
Encyclopedia
Karma is Tarkan's 2001 studio album. His fifth music project and his fourth original release, this album moved away from pop to worldbeat
melodies fused with electronica
sounds and became the all time sixth best selling album in Turkey
. Apart from Turkey, album was released in many EU countries, USA and in Russia. By 2002 more than 2.5 million copies of this album was sold worldwide. The tour "Kuzu Kuzu" which began in January 2002 was very successful as well and Tarkan performed in 19 countries and gave 26 concerts.
that created such songs as "Şımarık
" and "Şıkıdım
" is absent from this album. The album was recorded in Istanbul
, Los Angeles
, New York
, Egypt
and Europe
. Seen as his attempt to push the ethnic style into the mainstream, with motifs taken from all across the world, commentators have labelled this as Tarkan's first authentic crossover project
. The album's title Karma means mixed or crossover in Turkish
, as well standing for the Karma philosophy
behind the release.
As an introduction in the CD booklet, Tarkan explains the Karma philosophy and introduces the concept of using marbleization
art on his album cover . - courtesy of Ali Yildirim
Worldbeat
Worldbeat is a music genre that primarily refers to a blending of Western pop music with traditional/folk or world music influences...
melodies fused with electronica
Electronica
Electronica includes a wide range of contemporary electronic music designed for a wide range of uses, including foreground listening, some forms of dancing, and background music for other activities; however, unlike electronic dance music, it is not specifically made for dancing...
sounds and became the all time sixth best selling album in Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
. Apart from Turkey, album was released in many EU countries, USA and in Russia. By 2002 more than 2.5 million copies of this album was sold worldwide. The tour "Kuzu Kuzu" which began in January 2002 was very successful as well and Tarkan performed in 19 countries and gave 26 concerts.
Track listing
- Karma, 2001
- Aşk (4:22)
- Ay (4:20)
- Kuzu Kuzu (3:53)
- Gitti Gideli (4:42)
- Uzak (4:46)
- Yandım (3:12)
- O'na Sor (3:23)
- HüpHUPHUP may refer to:* Harvard University Press, a publishing house in Cambridge, Massachusetts* Heisenberg's uncertainty principle, used in quantum mechanics...
(3:39) - Sen Başkasın (4:16)
- Taş (4:24)
- Her Nerdeysen (3:30)
- Verme (4:56)
Album credits
- Personnel Crew:
- Engineering: Ken Deranteriasian, Serkan Kula, Frederic Blanc Garin, Frank Redlich, Matthew Murat Erdem
- Mixing: Brad Gilderman, Devrim Karaoglu, Kivanch K, Murat Matthew Erdem, Ozan ÇolakoğluOzan ÇolakogluOzan Çolakoğlu is a Turkish composer, songwriter and music producer; famous for his work with pop idol Tarkan and his various film scores. He co-founded the production company Sarı Ev , but left it in 2010 to work for dB Müzik....
, Ulaş Agce - Assistant Mixers: Chandler Bridges, Deshaun Washington, Michael Huff, Myriam Correge, Keith Armstrong
- Mastering: Murat Matthew Erdem, Ulas Agce
- CD Publishing: OdeonOdeon RecordsOdeon Records was a record label founded in 1903 by Max Straus and Heinrich Zuntz of the International Talking Machine Company in Berlin, Germany. It was named after a famous theatre in Paris, whose classical dome appears on the Odeon record label....
A.S - Concept & Photography: Sevil Sert
- MarbleizationPaper marblingPaper marbling is a method of aqueous surface design, which can produce patterns similar to smooth marble or other stone. The patterns are the result of color floated on either plain water or a viscous solution known as size, and then carefully transferred to an absorbent surface, such as paper or...
ArtistArtistAn artist is a person engaged in one or more of any of a broad spectrum of activities related to creating art, practicing the arts and/or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse is a practitioner in the visual arts only...
: Hikmet Barutçugil - Graphic Design & Planning: Stars Reklam Hizmetleri A.S
- Publishing: Onur Ofset
- Public Relations: HITT Production
Guest musicians
- Background Vocals:
- Berna Keser
- Cihan Okan
- Deniz SekiDeniz SekiDeniz Seki is a Turkish singer. Her family is rooted from Antalya. They moved to Istanbul from Antalya.She joined TRT and met Melih Kibar. Through him she worked with Emel and Kenan Doğulu. Deniz's album Hiç kimse Değilim came out in 1997...
- Murat Matthew Erdem
- Özkan Ugur
- Özlem TekinÖzlem TekinÖzlem Tekin is a Turkish singer, TV show host and occasional actress, primarily known for her music. Though she started out in the hard rock genre, her music has progressed to incorporate different styles such as house, punk, pop and Turkish folk music.-Life and career:Özlem Tekin was born in...
- Instruments:
- GuitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
(Acoustic), Guitar (Electric) - Bilgehan Tuncer - Guitar - Annas, Erdem Sökmen, Erdinç Senyaylar
- 12 String Guitar, LaúdLaúdThe word laúd is the Spanish word for lute. It is most commonly used to refer to a plectrum-plucked chordophone from Spain. It belongs to the cittern family of instruments. It has six double courses , similarly to the bandurria, but its neck is longer...
- Jean Louis Solon - BaglamaBaglamathumb|180px|Cura and bağlamaThe bağlama is a stringed musical instrument shared by various cultures in the Eastern Mediterranean, Near East, and Central Asia....
- Ahmet Koç, Çetin Akdeniz - BassBass (instrument)Bass describes musical instruments that produce tones in the low-pitched range. They belong to different families of instruments and can cover a wide range of musical roles...
- Avo Harutunian, Ismail Soyberk, Janik Top - OudOudThe oud is a pear-shaped stringed instrument commonly used in North African and Middle Eastern music. The modern oud and the European lute both descend from a common ancestor via diverging paths...
- Yildiran Güz - Solo ViolinViolinThe violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
- Lawrence Monti - String Composition & Orchestration - Ozan ÇolakoğluOzan ÇolakogluOzan Çolakoğlu is a Turkish composer, songwriter and music producer; famous for his work with pop idol Tarkan and his various film scores. He co-founded the production company Sarı Ev , but left it in 2010 to work for dB Müzik....
- StringsString instrumentA string instrument is a musical instrument that produces sound by means of vibrating strings. In the Hornbostel-Sachs scheme of musical instrument classification, used in organology, they are called chordophones...
- Armen Aharioan Los Angeles Strings, Hossam Ramzy Strings Group, Orchestra Opera de Marseille (Conductor: Rene Perinelli) - SitarSitarThe 'Tablaman' is a plucked stringed instrument predominantly used in Hindustani classical music, where it has been ubiquitous since the Middle Ages...
, Didjeridoo, Sarode - Jeffrey Slatnick - NeyNeyThe ney is an end-blown flute that figures prominently in Middle Eastern music. In some of these musical traditions, it is the only wind instrument used. It is a very ancient instrument, with depictions of ney players appearing in wall paintings in the Egyptian pyramids and actual neys being found...
- Muhammed Fouda - English Horn - Jean Claude Latic
- ClarinetClarinetThe clarinet is a musical instrument of woodwind type. The name derives from adding the suffix -et to the Italian word clarino , as the first clarinets had a strident tone similar to that of a trumpet. The instrument has an approximately cylindrical bore, and uses a single reed...
- Kirpi Bülent - AccordionAccordionThe accordion is a box-shaped musical instrument of the bellows-driven free-reed aerophone family, sometimes referred to as a squeezebox. A person who plays the accordion is called an accordionist....
- Mohsen Allaam - Percussion - Cengiz Ercümer, Hossam RamzyHossam RamzyHossam Ramzy is an Egyptian percussionist and composer. He has worked with Western artists like Jimmy Page and Robert Plant as well as with Arabic music artists like Rachid Taha and Khaled.-Early life and career:...
, Marc Chontereau, Luis Conte, Seyfi Ayta
- Guitar
Music videos
- "Kuzu Kuzu" (Two videos were filmed for this song, including one for an acousticAcoustic musicAcoustic music comprises music that solely or primarily uses instruments which produce sound through entirely acoustic means, as opposed to electric or electronic means...
version released in the single of the same name.) - "HüpHUPHUP may refer to:* Harvard University Press, a publishing house in Cambridge, Massachusetts* Heisenberg's uncertainty principle, used in quantum mechanics...
" (Two videos were filmed for this song, including one for a remixed version released in the single Hüp 8. The video filmed for the original edit was directed by Italian director Ferzan ÖzpetekFerzan ÖzpetekFerzan Özpetek is an Italian-Turkish film director and screenwriter, residing in Italy.- Biography :Ferzan Ozpetek was born in Istanbul in 1959. When he was a young student in 1976, he decided to move to Italy to study Cinema History at Sapienza University of Rome...
. Under the sponsorship of PepsiPepsiPepsi is a carbonated soft drink that is produced and manufactured by PepsiCo...
it was the most expensive Turkish music video ever produced, which also caused scandalScandalA scandal is a widely publicized allegation or set of allegations that damages the reputation of an institution, individual or creed...
with Tarkan using his tongue to kiss his on-screen lady.) - "Verme" (Two different versions were filmed for this song. The second version focuses on the effect of warWarWar is a state of organized, armed, and often prolonged conflict carried on between states, nations, or other parties typified by extreme aggression, social disruption, and usually high mortality. War should be understood as an actual, intentional and widespread armed conflict between political...
on children, and was the first Turkish music video to use metamorphic special effects.)
Extra information
His successful musical collaborations with Sezen AksuSezen Aksu
Sezen Aksu is a Turkish pop music singer, song-writer and producer who sold over 40 million albums worldwide. Her nicknames include the "Queen of Turkish Pop" and Minik Serçe ....
that created such songs as "Şımarık
Simarik
Şımarık is a 1997 song by Turkish singer Tarkan. Its lyrics were written by Sezen Aksu, with music credited as composed by Tarkan, Aksu and Ozan Çolakoğlu at the time. However, Tarkan later admitted in a 2006 interview that this had been done without Aksu's consent, who was the true copyright owner...
" and "Şıkıdım
Sikidim
"Şıkıdım" was originally from Tarkan's 1994 album lending its title to the album's name, A-Acayipsin . It is a Sezen Aksu song, reproduced by Laurent Marimbert and re-mixed by Yves Jaget for the European music market and included in Tarkan's compilation album Tarkan in 1998...
" is absent from this album. The album was recorded in Istanbul
Istanbul
Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
, Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
and Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
. Seen as his attempt to push the ethnic style into the mainstream, with motifs taken from all across the world, commentators have labelled this as Tarkan's first authentic crossover project
Crossover (music)
Crossover is a term applied to musical works or performers appearing on two or more of the record charts which track differing musical tastes, or genres...
. The album's title Karma means mixed or crossover in Turkish
Turkish language
Turkish is a language spoken as a native language by over 83 million people worldwide, making it the most commonly spoken of the Turkic languages. Its speakers are located predominantly in Turkey and Northern Cyprus with smaller groups in Iraq, Greece, Bulgaria, the Republic of Macedonia, Kosovo,...
, as well standing for the Karma philosophy
Karma
Karma in Indian religions is the concept of "action" or "deed", understood as that which causes the entire cycle of cause and effect originating in ancient India and treated in Hindu, Jain, Buddhist and Sikh philosophies....
behind the release.
As an introduction in the CD booklet, Tarkan explains the Karma philosophy and introduces the concept of using marbleization
Paper marbling
Paper marbling is a method of aqueous surface design, which can produce patterns similar to smooth marble or other stone. The patterns are the result of color floated on either plain water or a viscous solution known as size, and then carefully transferred to an absorbent surface, such as paper or...
art on his album cover . - courtesy of Ali Yildirim