Erdal Erzincan

Erdal Erzincan (born 1971 in Erzurum) is a Turkish Alevi folk musician, composer, and singer.

Life and Career In 1981, he moved to Istanbul and studied bağlama at the Arif Sağ music school in 1985. Since 1989, he has been studying music at Istanbul Technical University. He has contributed to the development of the şelpe technique for playing bağlama without a plectrum, akin to tapping on guitar.

During his career, he has worked with Turkish folk musicians Tolga Sağ, İsmail Özden, Yılmaz Çelik, Muharrem Temiz, Arif Sağ, and Erol Parlak. In 2004, he recorded an album with Iranian-Kurdish musician Kayhan Kalhor.

Erdal Erzincan is married to Mercan Erzincan and has one child.

Discography Gurup Arayış (1992) Töre (1994) Garip (1996) Türküler Sevdamız (1997) – With İsmail Özden and Tolga Sağ Concerto For Bağlama (1998) – Instrumental – With Arif Sağ and Erol Parlak Gurbet Yollarında (1999) Anadolu (2000) – Instrumental Türküler Sevdamız 2 (2001) – With Tolga Sağ and Yılmaz Çelik Al Mendil (2002) Türküler Sevdamız 3 (2005) – Together with Tolga Sağ, Muharrem Temiz and Yılmaz Çelik Kervan (2006) The Wind (ECM, 2006) – Instrumental, with Kayhan Kalhor Giriftar (2008) Girdab-ı Mihnet (2011) Erdal Erzincan Bağlama Orkestrası (2013) Kula Kulluk Yakışır Mı (ECM, 2013) with Kayhan Kalhor Karasu (2016) – Instrumental Döngü (2018) Bağlama İçin Besteler (2019) Beş Bağlama Konserleri (2019) Şelpe (2019) – Instrumental İki Telin İzinden (2020) Ağaçname (2022)