Derya Yıldırım & Grup Şimşek
Derya Yıldırım & Grup Şimşek are internationally recognized for their unique and infectious sound that combines Anatolian folk with psychedelia, pop and soul influences.ABOUT
On her album Yarın Yoksa (If there is no tomorrow) Derya Yıldırım combines original compositions with traditional Anatolian folk songs and and gives them a psychedelic, hypnotic sound. Derya carefully transfers her family's cultural heritage into the present adding her own musical signature.
Born in Hamburg, Derya grew up listening to Anatolian music and learnt various instruments at an early age, especially the bağlama, a seven-stringed Turkish lute. In 2014, together with the French musicians Graham Mushnik and Antonin Voyant she formed the band Derya Yıldırım & Grup Şimşek, later joined by the South African drummer Helen Wells.
The new album Yarın Yoksa combines tradition and innovation and deals with themes such as poetry and resistance, which are deeply rooted in Anatolian music. The album conveys a reflection on what really matters if there were no tomorrow.
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On her album Yarın Yoksa (If there is no tomorrow) Derya Yıldırım combines original compositions with traditional Anatolian folk songs and and gives them a psychedelic, hypnotic sound. Derya carefully transfers her family's cultural heritage into the present adding her own musical signature.
Born in Hamburg, Derya grew up listening to Anatolian music and learnt various instruments at an early age, especially the bağlama, a seven-stringed Turkish lute. In 2014, together with the French musicians Graham Mushnik and Antonin Voyant she formed the band Derya Yıldırım & Grup Şimşek, later joined by the South African drummer Helen Wells.
The new album Yarın Yoksa combines tradition and innovation and deals with themes such as poetry and resistance, which are deeply rooted in Anatolian music. The album conveys a reflection on what really matters if there were no tomorrow.