Arto Tuncboyaciyan

Born in a small town near Istanbul, Turkey, in 1957, multi-instrumentalist avant-garde folk artist Arto Tunçboyac?yan appeared on more than 200 records in Europe before arriving in the United States, where he went to work with numerous jazz legends including Chet Baker, Al DiMeola, and Joe Zawinul as well as a semi-regular stint with Paul Winter and the Earth Band. Arto fronts his own group called the Armenian Navy Band. He also worked with Turkish singer Sezen Aksu. His brother Onno Tunç was also a musician.

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Istanbul - Turkey - 1957 - Europe - United States - Chet Baker - Al DiMeola - Joe Zawinul - Sezen Aksu - Onno Tunç

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His 2001 album Aile Muhabbeti was used as soundtrack in two films; Hem?o (2001) and Mon père est ingénieur (2004).

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2001 - Soundtrack - 2004

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Serart is one of Arto Tunçboyac?yan's latest efforts, a collaboration between him and Serj Tankian, who have found common ground in shared Armenian backgrounds and a passion for sonic explorations in creating music that is claimed to be "completely new."

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Serart - Serj Tankian

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