Tickets are selling fast for new pop talent Inci Gürün, who will be touring seven countries, including the UK, this autumn. Simply known as INJI, the Istanbul-born and now US based artist has been making waves since her debut single Gaslight went viral on TikTok in 2022. Guitarist Alex Graf and fellow University of Pennsylvania […]
One of the biggest stars of Turkish rap, MERO, will be appearing in Britain for the first time, taking to the stage at East London’s historic Troxy venue for an exclusive date on 9 June. Just 23 years old, MERO, real name Enes Meral, already has multiple hits in under his belt, including Hobby, Hobby, […]
Turkish rock star Haluk Levent will be live at Indigo at The O2 this summer. A key figure in the revival of Anatolian rock during the 1990s, Levent is behind hits such as Aşkın Mapushane, Sevdana Gönül Verdim, and Elfida. Life could have been very different for the Adana-born star had he have graduated from […]
Turkish pop music lovers should head to Bromley for a big night out in June South London Turks often complain about the lack of Turkish events in their part of the world. Thanks to Alem Events, that’s all changing as they bring their Turkish 90s music party night to the Seven Seas Lounge Bar (formerly […]
One of the UK’s most highly regarded Turkish classical music artists, Suat Sancar, is to present a series of concerts as a musical tribute to Kemal Atatürk, the founder of Republic of Turkiye, as part of Turkish celebrations worldwide during the country’s centenary year. Sancar will be leading members of three distinctive Turkish classical music […]
North of England fans of Cem Adrian won’t have as far to travel as the Turkish indie pop star has added an extra date to his UK tour later this month, performing in Manchester on Sunday 28 April. The acclaimed singer-songwriter will take to the stage at The Stoller Hall, a contemporary purpose-built music venue […]
Musical storytelling is central to the Alevi faith, with mystical poems and musical ballads (deyisler, nefesler) being orally passed down from generation to generation over many centuries. These traditional folk songs, which can be heard all across Anatolia (modern Turkiye), pay homage to the core philosophy of Alevism, which is based on love, tolerance and […]
This week, Altın Gün packed out East London’s art déco gem Troxy for an exhilarating evening of infectious music and vibrant energy as 3,000 fans danced with wild abandon to the sounds of these Amsterdam-based masters of Anatolian pysch-folk. Thursday’s concert was likely the last London performance with front lady Merve Daşdemir. Her vocal talents […]
Two Turkish classical music virtuous, pianist Rüya Taner and saxophonist Kürşat Başar, will be giving a free recital at St James’s Church in Piccadilly, central London, later this month. Regarded as one of the finest pianists of her generation, 53-year-old Turkish Cypriot Rüya made her debut at The Wigmore Hall in London, and went on […]
Singer-songwriter Olcay Bayır is one of the UK’s foremost artists of Alevi and Kurdish origin. Her the Anatolian songbook is inspired with the rich musical tapestry that spans Turkish, Kurdish, Armenian and Greek, fused with the sounds of the Mediterranean and Balkans, including flamenco and rebetiko. Live at Paddington’s Grand Junction at St Mary Magdalene’s […]
