Gültekin Kaan is a Turkish German musician and singer born in

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and raised in

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Germany. He merges Western

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with elements of Turkish art and

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. He performs with his own band under the name Gültekin Kaan & diVan. Kaan's lyrics in Turkish tell stories based on Turkish history and fables. He puts special focus on visual appearance by taking role of a Turkish

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with his court of

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(in German) 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.

Band

*Arnulf Ochs - guitar *Osmo - bass *Ingo von Wenzlavovicz - drums *Oral Cakir -

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Discography

Albums

*2011: ''1001 Divan'' *2012: ''Sofra''

References

External links

Official websiteYouTube
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