Tickets for Turkish indie music star Gaye Su Akyol’s upcoming concert at Kings Place are selling fast. Part of the week-long Songlines Encounters Festival international soundscape, the performance will be the singer-songwriter’s first UK concert after releasing her unforgettable new album Anadolu Ejderi (Anatolian Dragon) late last year. The Istanbul-based artist let rip on the […]
Now a decade old, the Equator Festival brings top-quality international artists to London, Kent, France and beyond, with a cross-cultural celebration of music, dance and theatre events from Africa, Latin America, India, China, along with the best UK-based performers. On this year’s bill for London is gifted singer Olcay Bayır. Originally from a small […]
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 […]
