Kargo

Kargo is a rock band from Istanbul, Turkey. Its current line-up includes Selim Öztürk on electric guitar, Burak Karataş on drums and Ozan Anlaş on vocals.

For the village in Burkina Faso, see Kargo, Burkina Faso.

Kargo
OriginIstanbul, Turkey
GenresRock
Years active1993–present
LabelsUniversal Music, Avrupa Müzik, Raks Müzik, Plaza Müzik
Websitekargoonline.com
MembersSelim Öztürk (guitar)
Burak Karataş (drums)
Mehmet Şenol Şişli (bass)
Haluk Babadoğan (vocals)
Past membersDeniz Aytekin (vocals)
Fergan Mirkelam (vocals)
Koray Candemir (vocals)
Aykan İlkan (drums)
Serkan Çeliköz (keyboard)
Reha Hendem (vocals)
Ozan Anlaş (vocals)

History

The band was formed in the early years of the 1990s by Selim Öztürk (guitar) and Mehmet Şenol Şişli (bass guitar). Although the Turkish music industry was dominated by pop music, Kargo was able to break through with their first album Sil Baştan (Start Over). The first line-up soon broke up and the two founders had to find new members.

The first member to join Kargo was Serkan Çeliköz, who is the brother of one of Mehmet's university schoolmates. Being a music student and able to play wide range of instruments as keyboard, guitar, violin, bassoon and contrabass made Serkan a perfect choice. Later Burak Karataş joined Kargo as the drummer and the only thing left was the long search of the lead singer. Koray Candemir, who impressed the other members by his performance in a local bar, was offered the position. With his acceptance Kargo began to record their album Yarına Ne Kaldı (What is left for tomorrow?) which became a smash hit in 1996. Yüzleşme, the first single from the album Yarına Ne Kaldı, rise to the top of the charts even though it was a pure rock song. Kargo proved that a rock group can be successful in the Turkish music industry.

In 1997, Kargo released their second album Sevmek Zor (Love is Hard). Sevmek Zor was dedicated to different kind of emotions that can occur in a romantic relationship. Every song had a theme such as pureness, cheating, sadness, guilt, distance, hope, acceptance, pain, etc.

Problems that occurred because of unsuccessful tour organization made Kargo bitter. They decided to tell their anger in their next album Yalnızlık Mevsimi (Season of Loneliness). In Yalnızlık Mevsimi all songs were written and arranged in an order to tell a one big story about being alone. It easily became the favorite album of many Kargo fans.

In 2000, Kargo released Sen Bir Meleksin(You are an angel) as their fifth album. Sen Bir Meleksin was soft and acoustic when compared to the previous album Yalnızlık Mevsimi. With this album Kargo was able to reach many new listeners from older age groups.

After Sen Bir Meleksin, Kargo decided to take a break to go on with their personal projects. They released a Best of Kargo album before this break. Kargo's lead singer Koray Candemir released his first solo album Sade while Selim and Serkan Celikoz successfully produced many albums for many different artists.

In 2003, Kargo decided that it was once again time to release an album together. Kargo's bass player MŞŞ (Mehmet Şenol Şişli) decided not to participate in this new album. Rest of the Kargo started working on their seventh album early in 2004 and Ateş ve Su (Fire and Water) was released in May 2004.

In 2005, they released Yıldızların Altında (Under the Stars) containing cover songs of other artists, as well as remixes of older Kargo songs. The first single, which the album was named after, became a smash hit both on radio and television. With the success of Yıldızların Altında Kargo toured Turkey, giving more than 100 concerts in a year which made them earn the second position in number of concerts given by a Turkish Rock Artist .

In December 2008, Koray Candemir and Serkan Çeliköz announced that they quit Kargo after 14 years.[1] Only a few weeks after the announcement, Mehmet Şenol Şişli ended his hiatus and joined the band again as Kargo's main bass player.

Band members
  • Koray Candemir, vocals
  • Selim Öztürk, guitar
  • Serkan Çeliköz, keyboard
  • Burak Karataş, drums

Current members
  • Haluk Babadoğan – Vocals (2014–present)
  • Selim Öztürk – Guitar (1993–present)
  • Burak Karataş – Drums (1996–present)
  • Mehmet Şenol Şişli – Bass guitar (1993–2001, 2008–2010, 2015–)

Former members
  • Deniz Aytekin – Vocals (1993–1994)
  • Aykan İlkan – Drums (1993–1994)
  • Atilla Yüksel – Keyboard (1993–1994)
  • Koray Candemir – Vocals (1994–2008)
  • Serkan Çeliköz – Keyboard (1994–2008)
  • Reha Hendem – Vocals (2008–2010)
  • Ozan Anlaş – Vocals (2011–2014)

Discography

Studio albums
  • Sil Baştan (Start Over) (1993)
  • Yarına Ne Kaldı (What Is Left For Tomorrow) (1996)
  • Sevmek Zor (Loving is Hard) (1997)
  • Yalnızlık Mevsimi (Season of Loneliness) (1998)
  • Sen Bir Meleksin (You are an Angel) (2000)
  • Ateş ve Su (Fire and Water) (2004)
  • Gelecekle Randevum Var (2013)
  • Değiştir Dünyayı (2016)[2]

Other albums
  • Best of Kargo (2001) - Compilation album
  • Yıldızların Altında (Under the Stars) (2005) - Cover album
  • RRDP (2010) - Mirkelam & Kargo split album

Singles
  • Herkesin Geçtiği Yoldan Geçme (Don't Take Roads Taken by Everyone) (2000)
  • Efes Dark CD (2000)
  • Kehribar (2012)
  • Mazi Kalbimde Bir Yaradır (2014) - (with Dilek Türkan)

References
  1. "Koray & Serkan quits Kargo (in Turkish)". Dream TV. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
  2. "Kargo - Değiştir Dünyayı". TTNET Müzik. 28 March 2016. Archived from the original on 17 March 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
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