Kırmızı (Red) is a Turkish
Anatolian
heavy metal band founded in
Istanbul in 2005 by Idil Çağatay and Aslı Polat. They have been seen to "cultivate an image of female power and strength". On 5 October 2011 they performed on the
CNN International show ''Inside the Middle East''.
Composition
In March 2010 the line-up was reported as İdil Çağatay on vocals, Fulya Akgün on guitar, Aslı Polat on drums, and Başak Gün on bass.
Music
Their first single, named “Kırmızı” came out in 2010. After they published the
music videos of “Veda Etme” and “Kırmızı”, they become more popular.
In 2011 they released Turkey’s first all female band album, ''Isyan'' (Rebellion). The first music video of the album was “Çekilin Başımdan”, which was a duet with
Hayko Cepkin
Hayko Cepkin (born 11 March 1978) is a Turkish musician of Armenian descent.
Beginnings
Hayko Cepkin has shared the stage with the likes of Kurban, Öztürk, Birol Namoğlu, Ogün Sanlısoy, Aylin Aslım, Koray Candemir and Demir Demirkan. S ...
. The second music video of the album was “Geri”.
In 2012 they made an underwater performance music video for their song “Elveda”, for which İdil Çağatay took scuba diving lessons.
The band was invited to perform at one of Europe's major
world music festivals, Festival Mundial in the Netherlands.
Activism
Kırmızı supported the “100.000 SMS Against Violence” campaign of “Fight against Domestic Violence” platform by dedicating a song named “Araf” to all violated women in Turkey.
References
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External links
YouTube channel
Turkish heavy metal musical groups