◇ image via WikipediaAhmet Kaya
Ahmet Kaya is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Ara Dinkjian. Those roots explain a lot about how Ahmet Kaya arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Sezen Aksu, Neşet Ertaş, Sertab Erener, Levent Yüksel and Tarkan, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Altogether the chart holds 8 connections around Ahmet Kaya, reaching back through Ara Dinkjian. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Ahmet Kaya was a Turkish Kurd folk music artist. Kaya was persecuted by Turkish nationalist celebrities and authorities. Kaya left Turkey in an act of self-exile, and moved to France, where he would shortly after die of a heart attack.
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Ahmet Kaya grew out of Ara Dinkjian, shares an orbit with Sezen Aksu, Neşet Ertaş, Sertab Erener and Levent Yüksel. 8 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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