Bekir Şahin Baloğlu

Bekir Şahin Baloğlu is extremely talented and well trained in Turkish musical traditions. He started learning to play the lute bağlama from his father, poet Osman Baloğlu, when he was just 5 years old and later took his oud lessons from other exponents of music. He has given phenomenal performances at various concerts and festivals all over the world.