Page 23 - Resonance Magazine - Sezen Aksu

In January 2008, Aysel Gürel passed away. Aksu In June, she released the album Den z Yıldızı,
lost her dearest fr end, compan on, mentor, and wh ch featured p ano samples played by Onno
master. Tunç. Den z Yıldızı can be cons dered an
autob ograph cal album where Sezen Aksu
expresses her personal concerns. It was a
cont nuat on of the boldness she had shown n
albums l ke Düğün ve Cenaze and Işık Doğudan
Yüksel r. Throughout her career, Sezen Aksu had
always shared n people's joys and sorrows
In th s photo Sezen Aksu, through her songs, but n th s album, she opened
her son M that Can, and
Aysel Gürel are together.
up her own heart to her l steners.

A photo taken w th Sezen The album Yürüyorum Düş Bahçeler 'nde...,
Aksu and N lüfer wh le
Gürel was struggl ng w th released n 2009, was a cont nuat on of Düş
her llness.
Bahçeler (1996). It featured songs wr tten and
composed by Sezen Aksu, wh ch had or g nally
been g ven to other art sts but were now
re nterpreted by Aksu herself.

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