Apolas Lermi
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 Lermi in 2016 | |
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| Birth name | Abdurrahman Lermi |
| Born | 1986 (age 38–39) Tonya, Turkey |
| Genres | Contemporary folk music |
| Occupation(s) | Folksinger, musician |
| Instrument(s) | Kemençe, guitar |
| Years active | 2011– |
| Website | apolaslermi |
Abdurrahman Lermi (born 1986), better known as Apolas Lermi, is a Turkish folksinger and musician.[1]
Biography
[edit]He was born in Tonya, Turkey.[2] His real name is Abdurrahman Lermi. He migrated to Istanbul with his family at age of 10.
Lermi, who generally performs Turkish folk songs, published his first album named Kalandar[3] in 2011. He has also recorded songs sung in Romeyka.[2]
Santa[4] is his second solo album published in 2014.
Lermi published an archive album called Romeika[5] in 2016.
Lermi prepared Trabzonspor's official song in 2017.[6]
His 4th album, Momoyer,[7] came out in 2018. Lermi made a video clip of the song Bir Baktım.[8] Another song Dünya[9]
Lermi makes protest music; he has said "Trabzonlu bir müzisyen olarak, memleketime biçilmeye çalışılan ırkçı ve faşizan kimliğin farkındayım. Bu nedenle üzerimde ciddi bir sorumluluk hissediyorum" ("As a musician from Trabzon, I am aware of the racist and fascist identity that is being tried to be reaped in my country. That's why I feel a serious responsibility").[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Kendi yeteneğini internette keşfetti". Zaman (in Turkish). 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 26 December 2014. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
- ^ a b Frosh, Stephen; Vyrgioti, Marita; Walsh, Julie (2 May 2024). The Palgrave Handbook of Psychosocial Studies. Springer Nature. ISBN 978-3-031-30366-1. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
Local songs in Romeyka were recorded by Apolas Lermi and Adem Ekiz, local singers hailing from Tonya and Beşköy respectively
- ^ Apolas Lermi Kalandar
- ^ Apolas Lermi Santa
- ^ Apolas Lermi Romeika
- ^ Trabzonspor Marşı
- ^ Apolas Lermi Momoyer
- ^ Uzungöl Şerah
- ^ Dünya
- ^ Karahan, Kadri (7 March 2016). "Apolas Lermi". Müzik Ekspres (in Turkish). Retrieved 1 May 2025.