Kubat is a Turkish folk singer and composer distinguished with his particular style and his applied use of electronic instruments in his songs. He is from an Alevi background (http://www.aksam.com.tr/arsiv/aksam/2003/09/29/yasam/yasam2.html).
Born in Antwerp in 1974 to a family of Turkish immigrants to Belgium from Emirdağ and now based in Turkey since over a decade, he was advantaged by the opportunities and outlets his talents found already at a very early age. He started to play his father's "cura" (a smaller version of bağlama) at the age of 5, sang in a restaurant at 8 and was even admitted in his teens into a 300-member church choir as its only Muslim member according to his web site. His family is certified to possess artistic background, since his uncle Şemsettin Kubat is an important poet of Turkish folk literature who is based in Emirdağ.
Based principally in Turkey as of the end the 1980s, Kubat released his first album, carrying the same title as his screen name, "Kubat", in 1996. Five other albums, each presenting particular characteristics but all of them also bearing his now unmistakable print, were released by Kubat to this day. These are;
