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Fresh off his 2007 world tour, Sharif immediately returned to the studio to begin work on his 3rd release, "Kisses and Lies." Recording in various studios on the East Coast, Sharif was thrilled to collaborate with many of his favorite musicians and songwriters. Some of the musicians appearing on Sharif's latest release include:
Rhett Miller from the Old 97's
Jon Graboff from Ryan Adams' Cardinals
Tim Bradshaw from John Mayer & David Gray's bands
Mark Goldenberg from Jackson Browne & Brett Dennen's bands
Stewart Myers from Jason Mraz and Liz Phair's bands
"Kisses and Lies" documents Sharif's tumultuous life over...
Arif Sağ (* 1945 in Erzurum, Türkei) ist ein alevitischer Sänger und Politiker
Arif Sağ machte früh seine ersten Schritte in Musik, als er mit 3-4 Jahren die "Türkü"s (traditionelle türkische Volkslieder) entdeckte. Bis zum Alter von 14 Jahren untersuchte er die Grundkenntnisse weiter, um ein "Aşık" (traditioneller Sänger, der am Saz begleitet wird) zu werden. Zwischen 1960 und 1970 machte er erste professionelleren Schritte. Seine erste Platte „Gafil gezme şaşkın bir gün ölürsün“ entstand 1963. Im Jahre 1965 ging er zum Radiosender von Istanbul als Bağlamaspieler. Im Jahre 1975 ging er als Professor zum nationalen Konservatorium türkischer Musik von...
Sharif’s (born 02.06.1982) love for music spread’s back to his early childhood, growing up in the early 80’s he was exposed to the likes of the Cure, New Order and Bob Marley (thanks to his older siblings).
A confessed childhood band geek, Sharif’s introduction to playing music amongst other musicians was brought about with playing in the school band as a lead clarinetist. As his overall appreciation of music grew so did his knowledge and passion for classical music only to later move on to the saxophone where by he was exposed to a lot more jazz and funk. By...
