Kani Karaca
Kâni Karaca (1 March 1930 – 29 May 2004) was a Turkish performer of religious and non-religious musical works. Kani Karaca was born in the village of Karataş, Adana, Turkey, he became blind when he was just two months old due to an accident. He memorized the Quran in elementary school.
Kani Karaca
- Born
- 1 March 1930
- Birthplace
- Karataş, Adana, Turkey
- Died
- 29 May 2004 1 March 1930
- Place of death
- Fatih, Istanbul, Turkey
- Occupation
- Hafız
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He came to Istanbul in 1950. He worked with Sadettin Heper, and learned religious and nonreligious music from him. Karaca was married and had three children. He died of cancer at his home in Fatih, Istanbul, on 29 May 2004 at the age of 74. The following day, he was buried in the Edirnekapı cemetery after the funeral prayers in the Fatih mosque.
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• Born — 1 March 1930 • Birthplace — Karataş, Adana, Turkey • Died — 29 May 2004 1 March 1930 • Place of death — Fatih, Istanbul, Turkey • Genre — * Religious music • Classical Turkish music • Occupation — Hafız • Years Active — 1940s–1990s
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Kani Karaca, a musician, “Sufi” and “Koranrezitator”, was born in 1930 in Adana and died in 2004. The birth is recorded by the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek; the death by the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek.
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• Kalan Müzik
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