Kâni Karaca
Kâni Karaca | |
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| Born | 1 March 1930 Karataş, Adana, Turkey |
| Died | 29 May 2004 (aged 74) Fatih, Istanbul, Turkey |
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| Occupation | Hafız |
| Years active | 1940s–1990s |
Kâni Karaca (1 March 1930 – 29 May 2004) was a Turkish performer of religious and non-religious musical works.[1] Born in a village of Karataş, Adana, Turkey, he became blind when he was just two-month old due to an accident.[1] He memorized the Quran in elementary school. He came to Istanbul in 1950.[1] He worked with Sadettin Heper, and learned religious and nonreligious music from him.
Karaca was married and had three children.[2] He died of cancer at his home in Fatih, Istanbul, on 29 May 2004 at the age of 74.[3][4] Next day he was buried in the Edirnekapı cemetery after the funeral prayers in the Fatih mosque.[4]
Recordings
[edit]- Kalan Müzik
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Gönül Paçacı Tuncay. "Karaca, Kâni". İslam Ansiklopedisi (in Turkish).
- ^ "Kani Karaca kimdir?". Biyografi.info (in Turkish). Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ "Kani Karaca Kimdir? Kısaca Hayatı Ve Ölüm Tarihi". Milliyet (in Turkish). 14 April 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ a b "Ünlü hafız Kani Karaca öldü". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 29 May 2004. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
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