Tolga \u00c7ANDAR 1959 y\u0131l\u0131nda Mu\u011fla\u2019n\u0131n Milas il\u00e7esinde do\u011fdu. \u0130lk, orta ve lise \u00f6\u011frenimini Milas\u2019ta tamamlad\u0131ktan sonra Ankara\u2019ya, Orta Do\u011fu Teknik \u00dcniversitesi\u2019ne gitti. ODT\u00dc M\u00fchendislik Fak\u00fcltesi \u0130n\u015faat B\u00f6l\u00fcm\u00fc\u2019nde \u00f6\u011frenim g\u00f6ren \u00c7andar, tiyatro \u00e7al\u0131\u015fmalar\u0131 i\u00e7in ODT\u00dc Oyuncular\u0131\u2019na, halk m\u00fczi\u011fi \u00e7al\u0131\u015fmalar\u0131 i\u00e7in de T\u00fcrk Halk Bilimleri Toplulu\u011fu\u2019na devam etti.\u00dcniversitenin \u00fc\u00e7\u00fcnc\u00fc s\u0131n\u0131f\u0131nda iken, \u00fc\u00e7 arkada\u015f\u0131 ile birlikte kurduklar\u0131 \u00c7A\u011eDA\u015e T\u00dcRK\u00dc toplulu\u011fu ad\u0131 alt\u0131nda ilk alb\u00fcmleri olan”Bekle Beni”yi yapt\u0131lar. Bu alb\u00fcm ayn\u0131 zamanda Tolga \u00c7ANDAR\u2019\u0131n profesyonel m\u00fczik ya\u015fam\u0131na ad\u0131m atmas\u0131na zemin haz\u0131rlar.Bekle Beni alb\u00fcm\u00fcnde oldu\u011fu gibi, yine Eftal K\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck ve Tolga \u00c7andar bestelerinden olu\u015fan “Delikanl\u0131ya” adl\u0131 bir alb\u00fcm daha yapan topluluk, da\u011f\u0131l\u0131r. Bunun \u00fczerine \u00c7andar m\u00fczik yolculu\u011funa yaln\u0131z devam eder.<\/p>\n
Bir yandan beste \u00e7al\u0131\u015fmalar\u0131na devam eden \u00c7andar, di\u011fer yandan da “T\u00fcrk\u00fcleri Ege\u2019nin” adl\u0131 bir alb\u00fcm haz\u0131rlar. Bu alb\u00fcm\u00fcn g\u00f6rd\u00fc\u011f\u00fc yo\u011fun ilgi, Tolga \u00c7andar\u2019\u0131n m\u00fczik yolculu\u011funda izleyece\u011fi yolu da belirlemi\u015f olur.<\/p>\n
M\u00fczik \u00e7al\u0131\u015fmalar\u0131n\u0131n yan\u0131 s\u0131ra \u00e7e\u015fitli dergilerde yaz\u0131lar da yazan \u00c7andar, Felsefe, sosyoloji, siyaset bilimi konular\u0131na ilgi duymaktad\u0131r.<\/p>\n
\u00c7andar\u2019\u0131n en b\u00fcy\u00fck tutkular\u0131ndan birisi de havac\u0131l\u0131kt\u0131r. 1977 y\u0131l\u0131nda ODT\u00dc dokuz ay s\u00fcrecek olan boykot s\u00fcrecine girince, okulun gelece\u011fi konusundaki belirsizlik ortam\u0131nda \u00c7andar, Hava Harp Okulu s\u0131navlar\u0131na girer. S\u0131navlar\u0131 ba\u015far\u0131yla tamamlar ve \u0130zmir Cumaovas\u0131 meydan\u0131nda (bug\u00fcnk\u00fc Adnan Menderes havaalan\u0131) T-41 u\u00e7a\u011f\u0131 ile e\u011fitim u\u00e7u\u015flar\u0131na kat\u0131l\u0131r, ancak u\u00e7u\u015flar\u0131 tamamlamadan, sekizinci sorti sonunda kamptan ayr\u0131l\u0131r ve ODT\u00dc\u2019ye geri d\u00f6ner, ancak i\u00e7indeki u\u00e7ma iste\u011fi hi\u00e7bir zaman yok olmaz.<\/p>\n
\u00c7a\u011fda\u015f T\u00fcrk\u00fc toplulu\u011fu ile yapt\u0131klar\u0131 “Bekle Beni” ve “Delikanl\u0131ya” adl\u0131 alb\u00fcmlerden sonra \u00c7andar, s\u0131ras\u0131yla “T\u00fcrk\u00fcleri Ege\u2019nin”, “Harman”, “T\u00fcrk\u00fcden \u015eark\u0131ya”, “Sen T\u00fcrk\u00fclerdesin”, “Kar Yang\u0131n\u0131”, “T\u00fcrk\u00fcleri Ege\u2019nin 2”, “Sular Gibi”, “\u2019T\u00fcrk\u00fcleri Ege\u2019nin 3” ve soprano Seza K\u0131rg\u0131z ile birlikte seslendirdikleri “A\u015fikar” adl\u0131 alb\u00fcmlere imza att\u0131.<\/p>\n
Belgesel film m\u00fczikleri ve tiyatro m\u00fczikleri de yapan \u00c7andar evlidir ve 8 ya\u015f\u0131nda Karya ad\u0131nda bir o\u011flu vard\u0131r.<\/p>\n
1980 askeri harekat\u0131n\u0131n ard\u0131ndan, \u00fcniversiteler derin bir sessizli\u011fe g\u00f6m\u00fcld\u00fc. Entelekt\u00fcel ya\u015fama y\u00f6n veren beyinler bask\u0131 alt\u0131na al\u0131nd\u0131. Sanat, edebiyat ve bilim \u00e7evrelerinin toplumla ba\u011fla\u015f\u0131mlar\u0131 kesildi. Sanat\u0131 sanat yapan en \u00f6nemli \u015feylerden biri olan \u00f6zg\u00fcrl\u00fck ortam\u0131 yok edildi. Ayd\u0131nlar cezaevlerine kapat\u0131ld\u0131lar. D\u0131\u015far\u0131da kalanlar ise korku i\u00e7indeydiler. \u0130nsanlar birbirlerine selam dahi vermeye \u00e7ekiniyorlard\u0131.<\/p>\n
B\u00f6yle bir ortamda, ayn\u0131 \u00fcniversitede okumakta olan Eftal K\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck\u2019\u00fcn giri\u015fimiyle \u00c7a\u011fda\u015f T\u00fcrk\u00fc toplulu\u011funu kurduk. Gitar, kemen\u00e7e ve besteleriyle Eftal K\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck, solist, ba\u011flama ve besteleriyle Tolga \u00c7andar, piyanist Bahad\u0131r Suda ve bas gitarc\u0131 Erkan Oban\u2019dan olu\u015fan toplulukla iki alb\u00fcm haz\u0131rlad\u0131k. \u201dBekle Beni\u201d ve \u201cDelikanl\u0131ya\u201d adl\u0131 bu alb\u00fcmler tamamen kendi bestelerimizden olu\u015fmaktad\u0131r.<\/p>\n
Bizimkiyle ayn\u0131 siyasal kaderi payla\u015fan \u00fclkelerin m\u00fczisyenlerinin, y\u00fcz y\u00fcze kald\u0131klar\u0131 yoz-yabanc\u0131 k\u00fclt\u00fcr bombard\u0131man\u0131na kar\u015f\u0131 geli\u015ftirdikleri bir ak\u0131m olan \u201cNew Song Movement\u201d ak\u0131m\u0131ndan esinlenerek ad\u0131m\u0131z\u0131 \u201c\u00c7a\u011fda\u015f T\u00fcrk\u00fc\u201d koyduk. \u00c7\u00fcnk\u00fc, bizde onlar gibi kendi geleneksel m\u00fczik birikimimizden hareketle ve \u00e7a\u011fda\u015f m\u00fczik standartlar\u0131n\u0131 birlikte kullanarak, bug\u00fcn\u00fcn t\u00fcrk\u00fcs\u00fcn\u00fc yaratmay\u0131 ama\u00e7l\u0131yorduk. Alternatif siyasal projeleri olanlar\u0131n alternatif sanatsal projeleri de olmal\u0131d\u0131r. Aksi taktirde yar\u0131m bir proje olmaktan \u00f6te gidemez. Bu ama\u00e7la olu\u015fmu\u015f olan \u00c7a\u011fda\u015f T\u00fcrk\u00fc projesi bug\u00fcnde s\u00fcrmektedir.<\/p>\n
Grubumuz fiziksel olarak da\u011f\u0131lm\u0131\u015f olabilir ancak proje durmaz; s\u00fcrer.<\/p>\n
\u201cBekle Beni\u201d ve \u201cDelikanl\u0131ya\u201d adl\u0131 alb\u00fcmlerimiz, Kalan M\u00fczik firmas\u0131 taraf\u0131ndan tek CD olarak dinleyiciye sunulmu\u015ftur.<\/p>\n
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Bir yandan beste \u00e7al\u0131\u015fmalar\u0131na devam eden \u00c7andar, di\u011fer yandan da “T\u00fcrk\u00fcleri Ege\u2019nin” adl\u0131 bir alb\u00fcm haz\u0131rlar. Bu alb\u00fcm\u00fcn g\u00f6rd\u00fc\u011f\u00fc yo\u011fun ilgi, Tolga \u00c7andar\u2019\u0131n m\u00fczik yolculu\u011funda izleyece\u011fi yolu da belirlemi\u015f olur.<\/p>\n