Kâni Karaca

Kâni Karaca
Born1 March 1930
Karataş, Adana, Turkey
Died29 May 2004(2004-05-29) (aged 74)
Fatih, Istanbul, Turkey
Genres
OccupationHafız
Years active1940s–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

  • Kalan Müzik

References

  1. ^ a b c Gönül Paçacı Tuncay. "Karaca, Kâni". İslam Ansiklopedisi (in Turkish).
  2. ^ "Kani Karaca kimdir?". Biyografi.info (in Turkish). Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Kani Karaca Kimdir? Kısaca Hayatı Ve Ölüm Tarihi". Milliyet (in Turkish). 14 April 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Ünlü hafız Kani Karaca öldü". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 29 May 2004. Retrieved 12 April 2024.


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