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Derya Yıldırım & Grup Şimşek are an outernational band with members from Germany, France, and South Africa. Formed in 2014, the group draws a meaningful continuity from the Anatolian folk repertoire to their own songwriting, combining timeless melodies with contemporary grooves often touched by psychedelia and 70s soul.
Fronted by Hamburg-born singer and bağlama player <a href="spotify:artist:3sOZwUEz343zQBrsgfXEO7" data-name="Derya Yildirim">Derya Yildirim</a> , the band includes Graham Mushnik (keys), Antonin Voyant (guitar/bass), and Helen Wells (drums). Derya learned the bağlama at her father’s encouragement — “there’s something very magical about it,” she says — and it remains at the heart of her sound.
Their latest album <a href="spotify:album:5l7ypUMco5BLsIYBjIYWay" data-name="Yarın Yoksa">Yarın Yoksa</a> (If There Is No Tomorrow), released on Big Crown Records and produced by Leon Michels ( <a href="spotify:artist:0cLrgpG3pW4MX4nD8h6qCc" data-name="El Michels Affair">El Michels Affair</a> ), carries forward the spirit of resistance, longing, and hope that runs through their music.
With their distinctive sound and powerful presence, Derya Yıldırım & Grup Şimşek are one of the leading voices in contemporary Anatolian psychedelia.
Fronted by Hamburg-born singer and bağlama player <a href="spotify:artist:3sOZwUEz343zQBrsgfXEO7" data-name="Derya Yildirim">Derya Yildirim</a> , the band includes Graham Mushnik (keys), Antonin Voyant (guitar/bass), and Helen Wells (drums). Derya learned the bağlama at her father’s encouragement — “there’s something very magical about it,” she says — and it remains at the heart of her sound.
Their latest album <a href="spotify:album:5l7ypUMco5BLsIYBjIYWay" data-name="Yarın Yoksa">Yarın Yoksa</a> (If There Is No Tomorrow), released on Big Crown Records and produced by Leon Michels ( <a href="spotify:artist:0cLrgpG3pW4MX4nD8h6qCc" data-name="El Michels Affair">El Michels Affair</a> ), carries forward the spirit of resistance, longing, and hope that runs through their music.
With their distinctive sound and powerful presence, Derya Yıldırım & Grup Şimşek are one of the leading voices in contemporary Anatolian psychedelia.
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