[1][2] They are often referred as The Original Turkish Blues Band and bring the blues sound to their national melodies, harvesting both to put together a unique and plausible sound.
[1] IBC was founded in October 1993 by Sarp Keskiner and Salih Nazım Peker as Constantinople Blues Company.
[5] Their first album, the thirteen-track Kökler, was released on tape in a batch of 3,000 in October 1996 and on CD in 1997.
[4][5] Keskiner directed, produced, composed, authored, and arranged this album[citation needed] before leaving in 1997.
[3] IBC released their second and final album, Sair Zamanlar, in 1999[5] before embarking on their last tour.