Limanja
Limanja is a German-Turkish music band from Ludwigsburg , Germany. The band name is derived from "grup-Liman", which means something like "The band from the harbor" in Turkish.
Musical style
Limanja plays pop and rock music - depending on the song, with influences from funk, reggae or ska. The characteristic, however, is the oriental influence through the Saz - the Turkish long-necked lute and the Turkish singing. Due to these elements, the band in Germany can be classified more in the direction of world music, ethno and urban.
Members
The founding members of Limanja from 2010 are Nazim Sabuncuoglu (vocals and guitar), Hüseyin Temiz (Saz), Robert Wittmaier (drums), Stephan Schelens (bass) and Deniz Dag (violin). The current line-up looks like this:
- Vocals, guitar - Nazim Sabuncuoglu
- Drums - Baris Sabuncuoglu
- Bass - Patrick 'Paco' Müller
- Saz - Serkan Ates
- Violin - Klaus Marquardt
Discography
- 2011 Video Release "Uykusuz - Sleepless"
- 2010 album release "Yoldayiz - On the way"
Prizes and awards
- 2014 1st place German Rock and Pop Prize in the category "Best World Music Album"
- 2010 Manfred Rommel Prize awarded by the German-Turkish Forum Stuttgart
- 2010 Honored by the city of Ludwigsburg
- 2010 1st place German Rock and Pop Prize in the Fusion category
- 2010 1st place German rock and pop prize in the experimental category
- 2010 nominated for the German Rock and Pop Prize in the Alternative category
- 2007 1st place German Rock and Pop Prize in the "Best Arrangement" category
The German Rock and Pop Prize is awarded annually in several categories by the German Rock and Pop Musicians Association .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ dtf-stuttgart.blogspot.com Retrieved March 14, 2012
- ↑ tagblatt.de: Rock and Pop Prize winner Limanja comes to the French K Accessed on March 14, 2012