As a belly dancer, I love Turkish pop music, and there is none more famous than Tarkan. Labeled the “King of Turkish Pop”, you’d be hard-pressed to find a belly dancer who has not heard of his music (or one who does not find him disgustingly sexy). The music is fun, upbeat, exotic — even his English crossover album is good, but nothing quite beats the Turkish lyrics to go along with the exotic Turkish beats. Not to mention those startlingly green eyes, and the man can shimmy almost as well as any belly dancer.
Hüp music video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89mVxj8euRU A fun, upbeat song with a romantic / sexual theme.
Simarik music video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9K96t2zKF3o By far, the most well-known Tarkan song, also known as “Kiss Kiss”. The thing about this video that really gets me is in the first few seconds, when he glances up — it’s a particular glance, starting with the eyes lifting, followed by the head coming up (also seen frequently in Bollywood dance, and is intentionally flirtatious). This song is making fun of the spoiled girl.
Kuzu Kuzu music video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ew2o0DnXpCI Also a fun, upbeat song. And I must say, there’s something terribly sexy about a man playing zills.
Bounce music video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mt7L7lQl9vs This one, from his English crossover album, is horribly Americanized (plenty of scantily-clad women doing typical club dance moves), but I still love the song. Makes me want to dance every time I hear it. “Break free of all your senses, baby, close your eyes / Just breathe to the rhythm of my body and mind…”
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