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Tuesday 23 March 2010

News: "Turkish rock band maNga wins MTV European Music Awards"

From the beginning, maNga's music has brought together rock, rap, electronic, sufi and traditional Turkish music. Their self-titled debut album went gold and their second albu, Şehr-i Hüzün, released in April of this year, uses instruments such as reed flute, piano, tambour and a traditional instrument called "bağlama" to create a beautiful blend of western and eastern sounds, bringing out minor melodies that portray love, existential loneliness, death and melancholy.

MTV European Music Awards presentation was held in Berlin on November 5. Turkish group maNga won the Best European Act award bringing the title to Turkey for the second year in a row after last year’s win by another rocker, Emre Aydın.

The Best European Act winners were selected by voting. The contest was held in two rounds. 17 countries attended the first round and five of them were qualified for the second round of the Best European Act contest.

Members of maNga received their award from the US boy-band Backstreet Boys at the ceremony. Ferman Akgül, the group’s frontman and vocalist, said in his acceptance speech that the group felt themselves home in Berlin as there’s a considerable Turkish population in Germany. “… and as [Turkish film director] Nuri Bilge Ceylan did [two years ago] at the Cannes Film Festival, we dedicate this award to our beautiful and lonely country,” Ferman Akgül added.

You can also see the videos here:
http://ema.mtv.ro/videoclip/regional_winners_turkey
http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=105591129451067

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