Aytaç Doğan (born January 6, 1976, in
Bursa
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) is a Turkish
kanun player. He is considered one of Turkey's most important kanun virtuosos.
Biography
Born in Bursa on January 6, 1976, Aytaç Doğan was introduced to the kanun by his grandfather at age 13. After a year of lessons, he impressed
İbrahim Tatlıses
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while Tatlıses was shooting a film at the estate of Doğan's great-uncle in Bursa. Tatlıses brought Doğan to begin performing with him the same evening. The same year, Doğan was married and became a father one year later at age 15.
He continued working with Tatlıses in his orchestra for a few years before moving to
Istanbul
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, where he recorded albums for various popular Turkish artists. DoÄŸan became notable for his unique style and single plectrum technique. He was introduced to several other kanun players in
Cairo
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by
Mısırlı Ahmet
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after Ahmed heard a tape of DoÄŸan's music during a trip to Germany. Shortly thereafter, he met
baÄŸlama
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player İsmail Tunçbilek, with whom he would continue to collaborate..
In 2007, the two formed the alongside
clarinet
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player Hüsnü Şenlendirici.
In 2013, his first solo album was released.
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dogan, Aytac
1976 births
Living people
People from Bursa
Turkish musicians