Gökhan Birben is a
Hamsheni singer and artist of
Hamsheni descent.
Birben attended school in
Rize
Rize (Greek: ρίζα, Laz: რიზინი, Georgian: რიზე,
, Ottoman Turkish: ريزه)
is the capital city of Rize Province in the eastern part of the Black Sea Region of Turkey.
Rize is a typically Turkish provincial capital with ...
until graduating from high school. After graduating at the age of 17, he ended up in Istanbul where he attended the
Istanbul University State Conservatory. Upon joining the Kadıköy Moda Musical Association, he began training in Turkish classical music, but Birben is yet to adapt this style of music. He became interested in football and played for two years as a member of the Fenerbahçe youth team. He has also worked as a radio reporter.
Birben released his first album in 2003, ''Hey Gidi Karadeniz.'' The language of the songs are
Homshetsi
Homshetsi ( hy, Հոմշեցի, Homshetsi lizu; tr, Hemşince) is an archaic Western Armenian dialect spoken by the eastern and northern group of Hemshin peoples (''Hemşinli''), a people living in northeastern Turkey, Abkhazia, Russia, and Cen ...
and
Laz.
Albums
Hey Gidi Karadeniz (26 March 2003)
# Hey Gidi Karadeniz
# Oy Oy Güzelum
# Liligum (Sevdiğim)
# İzgali-na (Gittin)
# Havaz Ali Mevalezt (Hava Yine Bulutlandı)
# Atma türkü
# Khacivanag
# Dumanlı Dağlar
# Akar Hemşin Deresi
# Gidiyorum Yayladan
# Kar Yağar Karamişa
# Yüreğim Senilendur
Asa Sevdam (11 May 2005)
# Karadeniz Karasun
# Yüksek Dağlara Kar Var
# Tulumci
# Alacalı kuş
# Asiye
# Derrule
# Oy Dağlarum
# Divane Aşık Gibi
# Haba
# Asa Sevdam
# Sis Dağı
# Dere Beni Boğamaz
# Haso Cernozutes
Bir Türkü Ömrüme (20 December 2006)
# Bir Türkü Ömrüme
# Oy Puşilim
# Heyya Heyya
# Ey Mustafa
# Osmanum
# Kız Hamsiye
# Nazlı Yar
# Hele Mele
# Nani Nani
# Tun Sari Mazed Sari
# Ahmedum
Bulutların Gözyaşı (7 July 2011)
#Samistal
#Üskürt Dağı
#Bulutların Gözyaşı
#Omuzumda Orağum
#Karayemiş
#Vaketisa Düzebi
#Analigum
#Hey Gidi Karli Dağlar
#Punipos
#Zurpicine Ağhçkenin
#Ağustozi Mulun
#Verane Kalsun Dağlar
Sources
Turkish people of Hemshin descent
Turkish musicians
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
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