Person

Holger Czukay

Holger Schüring (24 March 1938 – 5 September 2017), known professionally as Holger Czukay (), was a German musician best known as a co-founder of the krautrock group Can. Described as "successfully bridg[ing] the gap between pop and the avant-garde", Czukay was also notable for having created early important examples of ambient music, for having explored "world music" well before the term was coin…

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Artist details

Type
Person
Area
Germany
Born
March 24th, 1938
Died
September 5th, 2017
Genres
Labels
SPV Recordings
Island
Virgin
Mute
EMI Electrola GmbH
Last updated: October 6th, 2017