Although we hardly venture into the movie and documentary realm, we love to make some excursions when we can and spread the word about stimulating releases. Constantly Flying, a new film dedicated to Baba Zula, one of the most significant Anatolian rock bands, is indeed a refreshing and intriguing work...
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Check out ‘Eflatun Kardeşler’, the new single by Anatolian psych-rock singer/songwriter Umut Adan. The song, out today via Istanbul-based label GRGDN, is a brand-new version of an original tune released by Umut in 2016. More info following this link https://backl.ink/145724241
In a mix of interview and rare 1970s and ’80s songs, Ladies on Records founder Kornelia Binicewicz talks to Christina Hazboun about digging for records in Istanbul, the female fight for rights through music and the intricate convergence of elements necessary to amplify or turn down the sound of music....
This Corona stuff really sucks ey! Since we might all be bound by borders for a while, we’d like to come together and share some happiness in the shape of a playlist or mix! In the next days and weeks, check out Safe & Sounds, where we will figuratively introduce you...
To end November, the trusty Jazz Cafe have booked an evening with Turkey’s female offering of psychedelia and funky-folky rock. Gaye Su Akyol has been unstoppable in the last couple of years; perhaps a peak would be playing 2018’s WOMAD. Her blend of Turkish tonality, funk, political and social sentiment...
If there’s a genre-defying band par excellence, it has to be Baba Zula. Throughout its 20-year story, celebrated this year with XX (double-CD released by Glitterbeat that we recently reviewed), the Istanbul-based project has introduced its audience to an entirely new perspective of Turkish music. Today, its hypnotic blend of traditional,...
