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Udi Hrant Kenkulian

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Udi Hrant Kenkulian (Armenian: Հրանդ Քենքուլեան; Turkish: Hrant Kenkülyan; 1901 – August 29, 1978), often referred to as Udi Hrant (lit. "oud-player Hrant") or as Hrant Emre ("Hrant of the soul") was an oud player of Turkish classical music, and a key transitional figure in its transformation into a contemporary style of popular music. He was an ethnic Armenian citizen of Turkey who spent most of…

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Type: Person
Area: Türkiye
Born: 1901
Died: August 29th, 1978
Labels: Traditional Crossroads

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Last updated: September 26th, 2016