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Enragé
19th November 2011, 19:36
I have no idea what the lyrics mean but this is just awesome music

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4q5f814uVk

If someone can understand turkish please explain what they are saying :) And, if people know more music like this, post here! (which is why i named the thread 'Turkish Revolutionary Music')

His Dudeness
19th November 2011, 21:00
You definitely should check out Grup Yorum, the're the most popular revolutionairy group in Turkey. Ilkay Akkaya was a former group member of Grup Yorum. Here are some vids for you:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVeJD3az4mY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGHjdi1vqfc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CL0D--FfFZM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDUKyjiztSU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QU2vYzUu7bw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPtJfIfCqZo

You have also Ahmet Kaya, a Kurdish protest musician who passed away 11 years ago.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVuOTWmrx_w
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbXaIvz6s0o

You also have Ruhi Su, he also passed away in 1985:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zY3W2AicsM

You have Asik Mahsuni Serif:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipCzKtmO7KM

Kazim Koyuncu, he was a Laz and is still very popular after his dead.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=My2LvqSKo_o
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yYx0k08_q0

Grup Munzur, a Maoist group:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIa84p1UzxM

Grup Ekin, a band who had really close relationship with Grup Yorum but doen't exist anymore:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwsdMy3gE2Y&feature=related

Ali Asker like you mentioned in your post:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUspx_GGdbk&feature=related

Sevinc Eratalay:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ekYMKBnQ1w

Grup Kizilirmak, their singer is Ilkay Akkaya:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-k1yamXAN4

And here are some marches:

1 may: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqtnSP_IOkY
Gundogdu (sunrise): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tv5hPeD9_w
Dev-Genc (Revolutionairy Youth march): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uc-egrxRTKc
Direniscilerin Cevabi (The Answer of the rebels): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBEMdyr_QYQ
Vur Ulan Kopek Dolu (Hard to translate, bu it's something like ''Shoot, you son of a dog''): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEDBCKbxvAs

I will translate the song mentioned in the OP later when I have more time :)