It was founded by Birol Yayla (guitarist, tanbur lutist) and Aziz Senol Filiz (ney flutist). In their journey, the founding group was joined by Engin Gurkey (percussions) and Nezih Yesilnil (double bass).
In 1980, Birol Yayla and Aziz Şenol Filiz met at the conservatoire. In 1983, they joined the Turkish music chorus. In 1990, they formed Yansımalar: the name is the plural of the Turkish word yansıma (reflection); giving yansımalar (reflections), which as in English means both the reflection of the mirror and the reflection of the mind.
The music of Yansimalar has an acoustic sound and is essentially instrumental, though a few pieces feature the sound of voice or breathing.
It has its roots in the traditional Ottoman Music and consists of compositions that have a broad perspective. The artists define their aim as to “Introduce today’s chaotic world to natural and peaceful feelings.
In 1991 and 1995, the founding pair recorded two albums, released by the newly created record label Kalan Müzik (1991). In 1996, the band was joined by Engin Gürkey (percussions) and Nezih Yeşilnil (double bass), who appear on the 3rd and following albums. In 2001, four guest musicians participated to the recording of the 4th album, and in 2004, eight guests are featured on the 5th album, including noted fretless guitarist Erkan Oğur.
Remarkably, Yansimalar’s third album adds some rhythm with percussion instruments and contrabass to the usual meditative ney and guitar duo.
Recently, their music is used by Turkish films and TV documentaries such as Derviş Zaim’s and Tabutta Rövaşata.
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