Birol Topaloğlu
Birol Topaloglu was born to a Laz family, in the small village Apso, which … Read Full Bio ↴Birol Topaloglu was born to a Laz family, in the small village Apso, which is on the North Eastern shore of the Black Sea coast of Turkey, near the Georgian border. He grew up speaking the Lazuri language at home. He started to sing in both Turkish and Lazuri, as well as his experiments in instrumentation drew serious attention. After having worked as an electronic engineer, at home in Turkey and abroad, he chose his music as his primary career.
Birol Topaloglu started collecting the lullabies, and the ballads sung by his mother. In 1997 he recorded the music of the Laz highlanders in Turkey. Later he traveled to Georgia to study the music of the Laz and the Megrels there. He used, for the first time among the Laz in Turkey, a string instrument called the "Chonguri" and a wind instrument called "Philili". Birol also helped to develop a percussion instrument, inspired by the wood used to build beehives, adding to the repertoire of Laz folk instruments.
Birol Topaloglu started collecting the lullabies, and the ballads sung by his mother. In 1997 he recorded the music of the Laz highlanders in Turkey. Later he traveled to Georgia to study the music of the Laz and the Megrels there. He used, for the first time among the Laz in Turkey, a string instrument called the "Chonguri" and a wind instrument called "Philili". Birol also helped to develop a percussion instrument, inspired by the wood used to build beehives, adding to the repertoire of Laz folk instruments.
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Birol Topaloğlu Lyrics
Çuta nusa Limciner mjora steri Çuta nusa so ulur çuta çuta Çuta nusa s…
Heyamo He he heyamo Yamo hemo he yamo He yamoli he yamo He he…
Kapçasi Meseli Kapça: E nana ya e nana! Nana: Mu gağodu e sǩiri! Kapça:…
Nani Nani Oy Hayde gidelum hayde Nani nani oy oy hayde nani oyoyoy Hayde …
Nçaişi Birapa He yana yana Çkiniren çkin mançenan bedi do şana Handğa kai …
Oropa Muperi boyi giğun (Muperi boyi giğun) Gyuli ǯiǯilareyi (Gyul…
Pucepe Naskvi Do Haso Mupini Pucepe naşkvi do haşo mupini Gza tzaleni onaz kodelupini Tom…