Hasan Mutlucan (born 1 March 1926 – 28 December 2011) was a Turkish folk music (türkü) singer.
Hasan Mutlucan | |
|---|---|
| Born | 3 March 1926 İzmir, Turkey |
| Died | 28 December 2011 (aged 85) Istanbul, Turkey |
| Genres | |
| Occupation | Bağlama |
Life and career
editMutlucan was born on 1 March 1926 in İzmir. His father died when he was six. In Istanbul, he began working in a theatre group as an assistant decorator. Soon, he took several small roles, but he preferred a music career. In the late 1940s, he attended the conservatoire of the Istanbul municipality. With his exceptionally low bass voice, he was offered a position in the opera, but he preferred to sing folk songs. Among the folk songs, especially those with epic lyrics, were his favorites. After 1973, he began singing epic-style songs in Turkish Radio and Television Corporation.[1] After the 1980 Turkish coup d'état, his songs were played so often that he was nicknamed the "singer of the coup", though he rigorously denied any association to military government and announced that he was a democrat.[2] After retirement, he lived mostly in İzmir. He died on 28 December 2011 in Istanbul.
Album discography
edit| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1974 | Kahramanlık Türküleri |
| 1975 | Kahramanlık Türküleri Vol 2 |
| 1975 | Hasan Mutlucan |
| 1976 | Serhat Türküleri |
| ? | Yiğitler silkinip ata binende |
| 1998 | Efe Türküleri Zeybekler |
| ? | Eşkiya Dünyaya Hükümdar Olmaz |
References
edit- ^ "Who's who page" (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 3 June 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
- ^ Music magazine (in Turkish)
- ^ Discography by Semih Önen