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İstanbul Blues Kumpanyası, a Turkish blues band, was founded in October 1993 by Sarp Keskiner and Salih Nazım Peker. Initially known as Constantinople Blues Company, the group was inspired by blues collectives such as John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers and Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated. Their debut album, Kökler, was released on tape in October 1996 and later on CD in 1997. Keskiner directed, produced, composed, authored, and arranged this album before leaving the band in 1997. The group's second and final album, Sair Zamanlar, was released in 1999. Following a tour, İstanbul Blues Kumpanyası disbanded in 2000. In 2022, Bone Union Records posthumously released a recording of the band performing at the Efes Pilsen Blues Festival in 1997.
