Having sold out their last show at The Jazz Cafe with months to spare, Derya Yıldırım and her band return for two more gigs, including their biggest UK show yet, at the Islington Assembly Hall. This critically acclaimed modern super-quintet and their electrified and highly danceable Turkish psych...
The much-hyped Istanbul band Islandman continue their stratospheric rise with their biggest UK show to date early in the New Year. The electro-acoustic live trio provide a unique mix of mellow electronic dance beats with spacey live guitars, backed up by shamanic rhythms. Combining Turkish psyche...
The upcoming performance of Air Anatolia at London’s Southbank Centre is one of the year’s must-see concerts. Here’s why. Air Anatolia had its first live performance at the Zorlu PSM Concert Hall in Istanbul last month The concert received significant media interest, and the performance generated r...
On Sunday evening, 3,500 lucky Londoners had the chance to hear the King of Arabesque, İbrahim Tatlıses, live at Eventim Apollo in Hammersmith. The entertainer performed his classic songs of the past five decades in a show that ran for over two hours. It was the singer’s first concert in the capi...
Faruk Eskioğlu is one of the most respected writers and journalists from the UK’s Turkish speaking community. Originally from Turkiye, Eskioğlu set up online Turkish newspaper Açık Gazete in 2004 to give an independent voice to stories ignored by mainstream Turkish media. That voice is more importan...
Embark on a musical tour of Turkey with pianist and composer Fazıl Say, as he explores his connection to the people, places and poetry that have shaped him. For his forthcoming Barbican concert, Say will open his programme with Dört Şehir, as he takes us on an evocative expedition around four cit...
Kaan Tangöze has been at the forefront of Turkish indie rock for the past two decades. The singer songwriter found fame as the lead singer of seminal rock band Duman, which he helped found in 1999. While the band continue to perform live, new material has not been forthcoming. Instead, Tangöze ha...
One of Turkiye’s most influential contemporary music artists, Mabel Matiz, is set to make his London debut at the Barbican. The singer-songwriter has crafted his own sound with his distinctive vocals that overlay his fusion of Turkish classical ‘maqam’ music, urban and electronic pop with Anatoli...
As we head into autumn and things start to get a little chilly, why not transport yourself back to warmer days with this brilliant list of summer Turkish hits? Our top 5 below is taken from the playlist compiled by the world’s biggest music streaming platform Spotify. Under the title Yaz Hitleri&nbs...
Istanbul is one of the world’s greatest metropolises. This one-day event in East London at the end of September is a chance to indulge in the city’s delicious street foods and immerse yourself in its fantastic music culture. Brought to you by Mehmet Ali Alabora, Akin Olgun and Tan Morgul (the trio b...
