Burhan G | ja

Burhan G is a Danish R&B singer of Turkish origin who has released three albums. Born in Brøndby Strand, Denmark, on 20 June 1983, he grew up singing in a local choir. His pop career took off after he had toured as a backing vocalist for Danish hip hop act Outlandish and other Danish artists. In 2003, he released his debut single, "Burhan G", and the following year his debut album, Playground. He won the Best New Act award at the Danish Music Awards. His second album, 2007's Breakout, was preceded by the lead single "Who Is He". Both albums...

Recognized worldwide as a virtuosic percussionist Burhan Öçal has made the bridging of musical cultures his central mission. A native of Kirklareli in Thrace region, he grew up in a musical family. From his father, he learned a variety of percussion instruments, while his mother introduced him to religious vocal music. After his first contact with Western music, he became interested in combining other genres and cultural traditions, such as jazz and Western classical music, with his own. Burhan Öçal’s instruments are as diverse as his music. In addition to a wide variety of percussion, such as the Darbuka (a...

Burhan Šaban was born in Skopje, Republic of Macedonia, then Yugoslavia and now resides and works in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Turkey. At fourteen years old he mastered the Kur'an and became known as a hafiz, a title given to someone who is well versed in the sacred text. Throughout the years, he's developed his singing career, mainly in the religious Islamic songs called ilahije (ilahi in Turkish). In 1990, he released his first solo album with ilahi songs sung in Turkish. Since then he's released several more albums with traditional Islamic songs, including the 1998 album "Ja sam vjetar...