Gültekin Kaan
Gültekin Kaan is a Turkish German musician and singer born in Backnang and raised in Remscheid Germany. He merges Western pop culture with elements of Turkish art and folk music. He performs with his own band under the name Gültekin Kaan & diVan.
Also recorded as Gültekin Kaynak
Gültekin Kaan
- Name
- Gültekin Kaan
- Birth Name
- Gültekin Kaynak
- Birthplace
- Backnang, Germany
- Full name
- Gültekin Kaan Kaynak.
- Born
- 1969 · Backnang.
- Nationality
- Germany · Turkey
- Occupation
- singer · composer · songwriter · musician · writer · merchant
- Fields
- rock music · world music
- Languages
- Turkish · German · English
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Kaan's lyrics in Turkish tell stories based on Turkish history and fables. He puts special focus on visual appearance by taking the role of a Turkish sultan with his court of grand viziers, pashas, emirs, belly dancers and bodyguards, dressed in Eastern robes. Kaan released his first album in 2011 called 1001 Divan on We Play/Sony Music label in Turkey. The follow-up album was in 2012 and titled Sofra released internationally on Blue Flame/ Rough Trade label.
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• Name — Gültekin Kaan • Birth Name — Gültekin Kaynak • Birthplace — Backnang, Germany • Origin — Turkey • Instrument — Vocal, guitar • Genre — Anatolian rock World music Rock Progressive rock Hard rock Psychedelic rock Alternative rock Pop rock • Years Active — 1998-present • Website — https: www.gultekinkaan.com/ • Label — Blue Flame, Rough Trade Records, We Play, Sony, Odeon
Band
Band
• Arnulf Ochs - guitar • Osmo - bass • Ingo von Wenzlavovicz - drums • Oral Cakir - darbuka
Albums
Albums
• 2011: 1001 Divan • 2012: Sofra
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