Page 17 - Resonance Magazine - Sezen Aksu

Her next album, Işık Doğudan Yüksel r,
would create a storm, spark d scuss ons, and
dom nate the mus c agenda for months.
From that po nt on, Aksu would cont nue
produc ng groundbreak ng albums, w th Del
Kızın Türküsü tak ng ts place as the f rst step
n th s evolut on.

Dur ng th s per od, Aksu’s telev s on
programs and stage performances ga ned
mmense popular ty. Through her show
Sezen Aksu Show on Kanal 6, she reached an
even w der aud ence. W th concerts both n
Turkey and abroad, she demonstrated the
un versal power of her mus c.

A year later, n 1995, she released Işık
Doğudan Yüksel r, also known as Ex Or ente
Lux. Dur ng the 1990s' pop craze, th s album
stood out w th ts deep-rooted Anatol an
nfluences. The album ncluded works by

Yunus Emre, Mevlana, and Aşık Da m . Every
track was carefully crafted, w th nstruments
played by masters from the reg ons they
represented, result ng n a beaut fully
curated album. Rakkas and Onu Alma Ben Al
were the two major h ts of the album, both
known for the r fun lyr cs and remarkable
arrangements.

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