Istanbul Blues Kumpanyasi (two albums)

 Istanbul Blues Company (İstanbul Blues Kumpanyası in Turkish; referred as IBC hereafter) was a blues band from Turkey.^[1][2] They are often referred as The Original Turkish Blues Band and bring the blues sound to their national melodies, harvesting both to put together a unique and plausible sound.^{[citation needed]} Despite being short-lived, the band was influential on both the Turkish blues scene and other bands.^[1]

 

History

IBC was founded in October 1993 by Sarp Keskiner and Salih Nazım Peker as Constantinople Blues Company.^[1][3][4] They were inspired by blues collectives such as John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers and Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated.^[5] Their first album, the thirteen-track Kökler, was released on tape in a batch of 3,000 in October 1996 and on CD in 1997.^[4][5] Keskiner directed, produced, composed, authored, and arranged this album^{[citation needed]} before leaving in 1997.^[3] IBC released their second and final album, Sair Zamanlar, in 1999^[5] before embarking on their last tour.^{[citation needed]} The band dissolved in 2000.^[4]

 Kökler 1996

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmS5gBe6TW-xGXesckV3d1A

 Sair Zamanlar 1999

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FGcOkSQoDA&list=PL49x4Za9nhuVHdFO0enzIzbj3Z84cOSUL