Charley ATL


Charley ATL was Azerbaijani progressive art rock band formed in 1987.

History

Charley ATL was founded in 1987, their one and only released album was "Dedicated to victims of Indian Cinema" in 1990. Their style were often compared to King Crimson, Dire Straits and Deep Purple by then in Azerbaijani rock magazine "Rokoko" which was founded itself by band member - Vahid Mustafayev. Their major appearance on stage was during "Rokoko" rock music festival which took place in September, 1991 in Green Theatre. Their first and only music video "Körpə" was released in 1993 and was circulated in ANS TV till 1998. Whilst most of bands then sang in Russian, Charley ATL was singing in Azerbaijani. They style derived from folk as well, tar was used as an instrument. Lyrics were heavily sarcastic. Band was eventually split up in 1995 and most of their members left to work in ANS TV.

Present

In May 2017, former band members Stas Kalashnikov, Pavel Bulak, Rafig Velimetov and other musicians including Teymur Nadir, Yashar Bakhish and Rafig Muzaffarli rearranged and shoot video clip for "Gözəl çöllər" on occasion of 50th birthday of Gunduz 'Bakili' Suleymanov.

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Aftermath

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