Next Thursday, don your party shoes and come celebrate the launch of Djanan Turan’s new single Dancing Feet at the fabulously quirky Library Club in London’s Covent Garden. Following the release of her EP Maze, the poptastic singer and her band have spent the summer performing on the festival circuit across Europe. Now back in […]
Çiğdem Aslan’s second album, A Thousand Cranes, is a mesmerising sequel to her debut album Mortissa, which celebrated the songs of 1920s’ Izmir and Istanbul. Her latest offering takes its cue from turna / crane – a migratory bird whose symbolism as a messenger can be found in many cultures and mythologies. On A Thousand […]
If you’ve ever wanted a taste of authentic Anatolian music, then look no further than Erkan Oğur, Bülent Ortaçgil and İsmail Hakkı Demircioğlu. Turkey’s three legendary folk musicians will be live in London next month. The trio will be performing at the magnificent Grade II-listed Islington Assembly Hall on Sunday 27 November. Expect a masterful […]
As the countdown begins to Teoman’s London concert at the O2 Kentish Town this Sunday, here’s our top twenty facts about Turkey’s iconic pop rocker. Teoman was born Fazlı Teoman Yakupoğlu in Giresun on 20 November 1967. His biggest music idol is Elvin Presley. An only child, Teoman lost his dad, a lawyer, when he […]
From the serene and beautiful to the hypnotic and physical, this concert brings together two very different interpretations of the poetry of Mevlana Rumi, the 13th-century Persian scholar and mystic whose work had a huge impact on Islamic culture and spiritual Sufi music. Few artists bring life to Rumi’s poetry quite like Parissa. One of […]
Drummer, producer and founder of NRR Music Tansay Omar brings his live project FUNKSHY back for another groove-heavy evening at Hideaway. The band features some of London’s finest musicians, aided by the stunning vocals of Debbralee Wells and the powerful soul voice of Derane (Living Sounds). Following their 2013 release Made in London, Tansay and […]
This Sunday, South Londoners get a chance to sample Turkish culture – film + music + food – courtesy of those lovely people at South Social. Their ‘Meet the World’ series has taken audiences to Brazil and India, and on Sunday it reaches Turkey with a special screening of Mustang. The award-winning movie sees the […]
One of Turkey’s biggest music stars will make his London debut next month. Teoman and his band will be live at the Forum in Kentish Town on Sunday 16 October. The 48-year-old singer-songwriter first came to prominence with his 1998 breakthrough album O, containing numerous hits including Sus Konuşma and Kardelen. It remained in the […]
What’s the best way to dispel the doom and gloom in the news? Take a selection of leading artists from the Balkans, Turkey and the Middle East. Throw in a feel-good film about peace, and an award-winning storyteller. That is the essence of Amal – a celebratory evening to stimulate all the senses. Singer-songwriter Olcay […]
Turkey has a long and proud tradition of protest music, its folk songs reflecting the political and social turbulence that has plagued the republic since its inception. BaBa ZuLa is one of the country’s most original acts and it’s fitting that on their 20th anniversary, these “art-anarchists” release an album full of rebelliousness. Newly available […]
