Fuat Saka had his first music education from his father who played tanbur. He later had education in arts (painting) in Istanbul, Turkey, music in France, and Germany.
Besides scoring for theaters and films, he gave many solo concerts and made arrangements for Turkish and international artists.
The artist also composed the music of Karadeniz (Black Sea) part of the “Sultans of Dance” show who gained lot of attention.
Fuat Saka has made 15 recordings and his new albumLazutlar III is out. Giving a large place to Karadeniz folk songs in his works, he also composed for many well-known poets of Turkey like Ahmet Arif, Enver Gökçe, Nazým Hikmet, and Orhan Veli.
His works have been recognized by the Truva Folklor Araþtýrmalarý Kurumu (Truva Folkloric Research Institute) and awarded in 2000 in music category.
During the 20 years he had lived abroad, Fuat Saka has worked with many international musicians from the countries like Germany, France, and Denmark as well as Turkey. Fuat Saka continues his music life between Istanbul – Hamburg – Paris with the International Band consisting of German, American, Georgian and Azerbaijani musicians.
Improvisations are very important in Fuat Saka’s music, which takes its foundation, rhythm and melody from Anatolia and meets the harmonic music of West.
His topics are love, longing for the beloved, longing for the homeland, and protest.
Discography:
Yıkılır Zulmün Son Kaleleri (1982)
Ayrılık Türküsü (1983)
Kerem Gibi (1984)
Sevdalı Türküler Poems of Nazım Hikmet) (1987)
Nebengleis Kenardaki Ray) (1988)
Askaros (1989)
Semahlar ve Deyişler (1991)
Şiirce (1993)
Torik Baliklar Ülkesinde (1994)
Arhavili İsmail (1996)
Lazutlar (1997)
Sen (1998)
Lazutlar II (2000)
Perçem Perçem (2001)
Lazutlar III (2002)
Lazutlar Livera (2004)
Lazutlar Seçmeler) (2005)
Bir Sürgünün Not Defteri (2006)
Fuat Saka Koleksiyon 3 CD) (2006)
Lazutlar 2008 (2008)
Nenni (2012)
Author: Angel Romero
Angel Romero y Ruiz has dedicated his life to musical exploration. His efforts included the creation of two online portals, worldmusiccentral.org and musicasdelmundo.com. In addition, Angel is the co-founder of the Transglobal World Music Chart, a panel of world music DJs and writers that celebrates global sounds. Furthermore, he delved into the record business, producing world music studio albums and compilations. His works have appeared on Alula Records, Ellipsis Arts, Indígena Records and Music of the World.