Gültekin Kaan is a Turkish German musician and singer born in Backnang and raised in Remscheid Germany.WZ Newsline: „Heimatklänge": Los geht's mit Gültekin Kaan im Live Club Barmen (in German) 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.Markus Frank in Magazine Forum: Vom Saarland in den Orient (in German)
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.JazzThing.de: Gültekin Kaan & diVan – Sofra review (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 - darbuka
Discography Albums 2011: 1001 Divan 2012: Sofra
References
External links Official website YouTube