Derya Yildirim & Grup Simsek

The critically acclaimed modern super-quintet and their electrified, highly danceable Turkish psych sound comes to Manchester.
Derya Yıldırım & Grup Simsek's fresh approach combines Anatolian folk and contemporary grooves alongside a sprinkling of psychedelia and progressive rock flavours.
Led by Derya Yıldırım's hypnotizing baglama and vocals, her international band of brothers and sisters draws a meaningful continuity between Turkish folk traditions and their original songwriting to create a strong, dancefloor-friendly sonic identity and irresistible energy.