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Also known as Holger Czukkay

German bass-guitarist and co-founder of "Can" (1938-2017)

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Germany
Active from
1938-03-24
Active to
2017-09-05
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Holger Czukay (Holger Schüring, 24 March 1938 – 5 September 2017) was a German musician. He co-founded the influential rock group Can in 1968. He was a singer and played bass guitar, guitar, keyboards, percussion, drums, and French horn. He was born in the Free City of Danzig (now Gdansk). Czukay studied under Karlheinz Stockhausen from 1963 to 1966. Czukay recorded some notable early ambient albums, and is important for his utilization of shortwave radio sounds and sampling, and has collabora

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Holger
Gender
male
Citizenship
Germany
Place of birth
Gdańsk
Place of death
Weilerswist
Languages spoken
German
Instrument
bass guitar
Record label
Mute Records
Official website
www.czukay.de
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date of birth
1938-03-24
pseudonym
Holger Czukay
has works in the collection
ZKM Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe
date of death
2017-09-05
Commons category
Holger Czukay
start of work period
1968-00-00
place of burial
Melaten-Friedhof
birth name
Holger Schüring
name in native language
Holger Czukay
end of work period
2017-00-00
floruit
1982-00-00
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