Müslüm Gürses

Müslüm Gürses (pronounced [mysˈlym ɟyɾˈses]; 7 May 1953 – 3 March 2013), born Müslüm Akbaş and called Müslüm Baba (literally: Papa Müslüm), was a popular Turkish arabesque singer and actor.[1]

Müslüm Gürses
Birth nameMüslüm Akbaş
Also known asMüslüm Baba
Born(1953-05-07)7 May 1953
Fıstıközü, Halfeti, Şanlıurfa, Turkey
Died3 March 2013(2013-03-03) (aged 59)
Istanbul, Turkey
GenresArabesque, pop-folk, rock
Occupation(s)Singer, actor
Years active1968–2013
LabelsElenor Müzik, Bayar Müzik
Associated actsMurathan Mungan, Teoman
Websitewww.muslumgurses.com.tr

Personal life

He was born on 7 May 1953 in an adobe hut at Fıstıközü village in Halfeti district of Şanlıurfa Province, southeastern Turkey. His mother was Emine, his father Mehmet, a farmer. Müslüm was only three years old when the family migrated to Adana due to financial problems.[2]

At the age of 13, Müslüm was singing in the cotton fields he was working in. In his childhood, he also worked as a tailor's and a cobbler's apprentice. In 1967, he participated and won the title of a song contest organized by Adana Family-friendly Tea Garden. He then began to perform at Radio Çukurova. During this time, he adopted the surname Gürses, which means literally "stentorian voice".[2]

In 1978, during a trip from Tarsus, Mersin to Adana, he got involved in a car accident. The crash scene was so terrible that he was assumed dead as he was pulled off the wreck, and therefore taken to the morgue instead of the hospital. After discovered by chance that he was alive, he was treated and underwent cranioplasty, getting a metal plate implemented for skull repair.[2]

Another tragedy he experienced was that in addition to his brother's murder, his father murdered his mother. Mehmet Akbaş remarried after he was released from prison. However, Müslüm Gürses remained all the time silent and resentful because of his father's doing.[2]

In 1980, Müslüm Gürses was on a concert tour in Malatya, where Muhterem Nur (1932-2020) already a well-known movie actress and singer, shared the stage with him. They started a quarrel during the evening. This became the beginning of the ever-lasting love between the two. The couple got married following after four years in 1986.[2] He was her second husband.

Career

From 1967 on, he performed live türkü, Turkish folk songs, regularly on Saturdays within the state-owned radio station of TRT Adana-Çukurova. His debut record single "Emmioğlu/Ovada Taşa Basma" was released in 1968. The next year in 1969, he already landed a hit record titled "Sevda Yüklü Kervanlar/Vurma Güzel Vurma" released by Palandöken Records in Istanbul, which sold 300,000 copies.[2]

After completing his conscription, he returned to Istanbul and successfully continued to record folk songs. He had 13 singles by label Palandöken, four by Bestefon, 15 by Hülya Records and finally two by Çin Çin Records. Müslüm Gürses stepped into Yeşilçam in the heyday of fanciful arabesque music, and starred in 38 movies singing songs in most of them.[2]

Later in his life, Gürses's interest started to shift toward other musical genres. He included pop and rock music to his repertory, singing such titles as "Olmadı Yar" of Nilüfer, "Paramparça" of Teoman and "İkimizin Yerine" of Tarkan.[2]

Müslüm Gürses mainly sang Turkish folk and Ottoman classical music in arabesque style. In his songs, he primarily expressed sorrow and painful feelings. He is considered a cult figure of Turkish folk music, and has a very dedicated group of fans, most of whom being young, low-income urban people, who call him "Müslüm Baba'" ("Papa Müslüm") affectionately.

Gürses had maybe the most interesting audience. At a time, his fans used to cut and bleed themselves using razor blades during his concerts. This phenomenon led to Müslüm Gürses becoming a subject of scientific research at universities. For this reason, even intellectuals began to take an interest in him during the late 1990s.[2]

Health issues

In November 2012, it was announced that Gürses was in critical condition following a heart bypass surgery he had undergone recently.[3] On 3 March 2013 at 10:30, he died due to complications with his surgery and declining health during post-operative care. He had been in the intensive care unit continuously since his surgery.[4] After a memorial ceremony held at the Cemal Reşit Rey Concert Hall the next day and subsequent religious funeral in the Teşvikiye Mosque, he was buried at the Zincirlikuyu Cemetery.[5]

Works

Filmography
  • İsyankar – 1979
  • Bağrı Yanık – 1980
  • İtirazım Var – 1980
  • Hasret – 1980
  • Kul Sevdası – 1980
  • Zeytin Gözlüm – 1980
  • Mutlu Ol Yeter – 1981
  • Anlatamadım – 1983
  • Ağlattı Kader – 1984
  • Bir Yıldız Doğuyor – 1984
  • Çare Sende Allah'ım – 1984
  • Garibanlar – 1984
  • Sev Yeter – 1984
  • Güldür Yüzümü – 1985
  • İkizler – 1985
  • Kul Kuldan Beter – 1985
  • Yaranamadım – 1985
  • Beleşçiler – 1986
  • Çığlık – 1986
  • Seher Vakti – 1986
  • Töre – 1986
  • Yıkıla Yıkıla – 1986
  • Kader Rüzgarı – 1986
  • Kısmetin En Güzeli – 1986
  • Küskünüm – 1986
  • Oğlum – 1987
  • Talihsizler – 1987
  • Sevmemeli – 1988
  • Yalnızlık Korkusu – 1988
  • Dertler İnsanı – 1990
  • Dünya Boştur – 1990
  • Bir Akıllı Bir Deli – 2002
  • Muhabbet Kuşları – 2002
  • Can Kardesler –
  • Ömerçip – 2002
  • Balans ve Manevra – 2005
  • Amerikalılar Karadeniz'de 2 – 2006
  • Esrarlı Gözler – 2008
  • Şov Bizinıs – 2011

Composer
  • Ağır abi (2011)
  • Yaşlı Gözlerin Üstadı – Kul (2013)

Discography
Year Title Production Notes
1975 Müslüm Gürses 1 Çınçın Plak
1976 Müslüm Gürses 2
1976 Öldürdüğün Yetmedi Mi Uzelli
1977 Müslüm Gürses 3 Çınçın Plak
1978 Müslüm Gürses 4
1979 Gazla Şoför
1979 Bağrıyanık Saner Plak
1980 Umutsuz Hayat Arma Müzik
1980 Esrarlı Gözler Emre Plak
1981 Mutlu Ol Yeter (1) Modern Plak
1982 Müzik Ziyafeti Akdeniz Plak
1982 Tanrı İstemezse Uzay Plak
1983 Anlatamadım Kale Plakçılık
1983 Dertliler Meyhanesi Dünya Müzik
1984 Yaranamadım Elenor Müzik
1985 Güldür Yüzümü
1987 Gitme
1986 Sevda Yolu
1986 Yıkıla Yıkıla
1986 Küskünüm Bayar Müzik
1986 İlk Aşkım Son Sevgilim Çınar Müzik
1986 Hayatımı Sen Mahvettin Dünya Müzik
1987 Farketmez Uzelli Kaset
1987 Talihsizler Elenor Müzik
1988 Aldatılanlar Özbir Plak
1988 Dertler İnsanı Elenor Müzik
1988 Vefasız Alem
1988 Maziden Bir Demet Sedef Müzik
1989 Arabeskin Devleri Bayar Müzik with Mine Koşan
1989 Bir Fırtına Kopacak Akdeniz Plak
1989 Bir Kadeh Daha Ver Sarp Müzik
1989 Mahsun Kul Elenor Müzik
1989 Müslüm Gürses Konseri Live album
1990 Meyhaneci / Kırık Sazım
1990 Hüzünlü Günler Disco Plak
1990 Arkadaş Kurbanıyım Uğur Plak
1990 Güle Güle Git Bayar Müzik
1991 Bir Bilebilsen / Zalim
1991 Sen Nerdesin Ben Nerdeyim
1991 Yüreğimden Vurdun Beni Sarp Müzik
1991 Bir de Benden Dinleyin Elenor Müzik
1991 Her Şey Yalan
1991 Yaşamalısın
1992 Müslümce 92
1993 Ah Gülüm Dünya Müzik
1993 Dağlarda Kar Olsaydım Elenor Müzik
1993 Kralların Müzik Şöleni
1994 Senden Vazgeçmem
1994 İnsaf - Kahire Resitali Uğur Plak
1995 Benim Meselem Elenor Müzik
1995 Bir Avuç Gözyaşı
1996 Topraktan Bedene (İsyanım Var)
1996 Şiirlerim Şarkılarım (Haklısın) Kılıç Müzik
1997 Sultanım İdobay
1997 Usta - Ne Yazar Elenor Müzik
1997 Nerelerdesin
1998 Müslüm Gürses Klasikleri
1999 Arkadaşım
1999 Garipler
1999 Vay Canım Ulus Müzik
2000 Biz Babadan Böyle Gördük
2000 Zavallım Elenor Müzik
2001 Müslümce Türküler
2001 Sadece
2001 Yanlış Yaptım (Kaçamam Ki Kaderimden) Özdemir Plak
2001 Dünya Yalan Universal
2002 Açık Hava Konseri - 1 Live album
2002 Açık Hava Konseri - 2 Live album
2002 Açık Hava Konseri - 3 Live album
2002 Müslüm Baba ile Yolculuk Universal
2002 Paramparça Bayar Müzik
2003 Yanarım
2003 İkimizin Yerine Dirlik Müzik
2004 Uyanma Zamanı (Kıyak Bitti) Kadırga Müzik
2005 Ayrılık Acı Bir Şey Görüntüevi
2005 Bakma Sun Müzik
2006 Gönül Teknem Seyhan Müzik
2006 Aşk Tesadüfleri Sever Pasaj Müzik
2009 Sandık
2010 Yalan Dünya
2013 Veda - Ervah-ı Ezelde Kadırga Müzik
2013 Baba Şarkılar DMC / Eflatun Müzik
2014 Baba Şarkılar 2 Eflatun Müzik
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References
  1. Armbrust, Walter (19 September 2000). Mass mediations: new approaches to popular culture in the Middle East and beyond. University of California Press. p. 233. ISBN 978-0-520-21926-7. Retrieved 15 April 2011.
  2. "Müslüm Gürses Bir Yaşam Öyküsü". Hürriyet Daily News (in Turkish). 4 March 2013. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
  3. "Müslüm Gürses'in durumu kritik". CNN Türk. 1 March 2013.
  4. "Müslüm Gürses vefat etti". Milliyet. 3 March 2013.
  5. ""Müslüm Baba"ya veda". Hürriyet Daily News (in Turkish). 4 March 2013. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
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