Kâni Karaca

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.

Kâni Karaca
Born1 March 1930
Karataş, Adana, Turkey
Died29 May 2004(2004-05-29) (aged 74)
Fatih, Istanbul, Turkey
Genres
Occupation(s)Hafız
Years active1940s–1990s

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. 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. "Ünlü hafız Kani Karaca öldü". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 29 May 2004. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
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