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ProArts, Drom NYC and Lula Music and Arts present the legendary Turkish guitarist, composer and actor Fuat Gunar.
Doors and dinner: 7pm, Show: 8:00pm
Check out Lula's tropical-inspired dinner menu: lula.ca/menu.
Reverve at lula.ca/reservations or by calling 416 588 0307.
Tickets with seating $70
Standing room tickets $60
Tickets do not include food. drinks or HST.
Fuat Guner had been playing the guitar during primary school years, since his uncle presented him with an acoustic guitar. In 1966, he met Mazhar Alanson, and soon the two formed the band "Kaygısızlar" ("The Carefree") inspired by the Beatles. Özkan Uğur joined the group in 1972, and the band was renamed MFÖ, for the initials of its members' names. He was also one of the founding members of Kurtalan Ekspres, Barış Manço's band.
MFÖ worked with Turkey's most popular singer Ajda Pekkan, wrote songs and played the concert circuit. In 1984 Fuat invested all the money they earned into recording their first album. The group released the album Ele Güne Karşı Yapayalnız, which hit number one and stayed there for 26 consecutive weeks.
In 1989 Güner joined forces with his friend, Turgut Berkes, to build Turkey's first-ever A-class recording studio, "FT", which became a legend over the years.
In 1998, Fuat Güner teamed up with Dağhan Baydur and Erdal Kızılçay to play Beatles Alaturca, a revival of Beatles' music performed with an orchestra of Turkish instruments, at the Istanbul Lütfi Kırdar Convention and Exhibition Center, İstanbul. The group played the same work when they performed at the 1999 Beatles Festival held in Liverpool, England.
Fuat Güner is the composer of several film scores and has performed as an actor on stage and in one movie.
Get ready to transport back in time and relive the magic of legendary MFO songs with the one and only Fuat Guner!
