Behsat Üvez

Behsat Üvez (May 2, 1959 – February 22, 2013) was a Turkish singer, composer, and teacher. He was the founder of Barana.

Behsat Üvez
Background information
Born	(1959-05-02)May 2, 1959 Ankara, Turkey
Origin	Turkey
Died	February 22, 2013(2013-02-22) (aged 53) Groningen, Netherlands
Genres	World Music
Occupation(s)	Singer, Composer, teacher, Musician
Years active	1971–2013

Üvez was born in Ankara.

Death

On February 22, 2013, Behsat Üvez died of lung cancer in Groningen.^[1]

Discography

Albums

• Barana Co. (2002)
• İleriye Anılar
• Gül ve Bülbül
• Şarap (2009)
• Xenopolis (2011, with Ceylan Ertem )
• Electro Shaman (2012) ^[2]

Projects, Tours

• Female Factory (1998, 1999, 2000)
• 5-May project with the Metropol Orchestra (1998)
• Music Meeting (Nijmegen, 2000)
• Foundation Jazz Utrecht (2000-2001)
• The Culture Factory Amsterdam (1999-2000)
• Foundation Kulsan (2000)
• Circus Colourful City in Nijmegen (2001)
• Global Village Orchestra (2001'den günümüze)
• Festival "Klap op de Vuurpijl"-NPS/Radio 4 with Alan Laurrilard's Seafood plus (Aralık 2001)
• Raiz met Fernando Lamerinihas (Şubat 2003)
• Made in Holland (Eylül, Ekim 2003)
• Xenopolis (2011)
• Barana Festival (2012)