Cem Karaca

Cem Karaca (1945-2004) was a prominent Turkish rock musician and one of the most important figures in the Anatolian rock movement. Karaca was born on 5th April 1945. His first group was called Dynamites, and was a classic rock cover band. Later he joined Jaguars, an Elvis Presley cover band. In 1967, he started to write his own music, forming the band Apaşlar, his first Turkish-language group. In 1969, Karaca and bass-player Serhan Karabay left Apaşlar and started an original Anatolian group called Kardaşlar (Brothers).

Influenced by: Elvis Presley, The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix

Active:

1960s-2004

Scene:

Turkey / Istanbul

Side projects

• Dynamites
• Jaguars
• Apaşlar
• Kardaşlar

• BabizuluFri, Aug 7
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• Gipsy KingsMon, Aug 24
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• 3BallMTYSat, Oct 10
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• MAROSat, Sep 26
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• Cicada RhythmWed, Sep 23
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• LA LOMThu, Sep 17
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• Late Night Khaos KaraokeThu, Aug 6
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• Cera KhinSat, Aug 29
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