Music is the Food
of the Spirit

Gültekin Kaan merges Western pop culture with elements of Turkish art and folk music. He performs with his own band under the name Gültekin Kaan & diVan. Kaan's lyrics in Turkish tell poetic stories partly based on fairy tales and fables, with a strong reference to the present time. He puts special focus on visual appearance. Kaan released his first album in 2011 called 1001 Divan on We Play/Sony Music label in Türkiye. The follow-up album was in 2012 and titled Sofra released internationally on Blue Flame/ Rough Trade label. Songs from Gültekin KAAN appeared on various compilation Albums. KAAN also appeared on german, turkish, polish, belgian, korean and japanese TV and/or Radio Shows. Gültekin KAAN worked with the turkish Anadolu Rock legends Cem Karaca, Erkin Koray, Bahadir Akkuzu from Kurtalan Ekspres and Cahit Berkay from Moğollar.