Concert
Derya Yıldırım & Grup Şimşek
10 May
8:30 PM-9:45 PM
To celebrate the opening of Kultursymposium Weimar, the festival starts with a concert by bağlama player Derya Yildirim and her Grup Şimşek, bringing the sounds of the Anadolu psych revival to the E-Werk grounds in Weimar.
Born in 2014, Grup Şimşek is a fresh and modern pop group with members hailing from several countries – Turkey, Germany, UK, France. They combine Anatolian folk and contemporary grooves, often contaminated by psychedelia and progressive rock flavours. Led by Derya Yıldırım’s hypnotizing bağlama and vocals, the group draws a meaningful continuity from the Turkish folk repertoire to their original songwriting, with a strong sound identity and a dancefloor-friendly energy.
For their third studio album Dost2, released in 2022, the group perfected their fusion of Anatolian 70s funk with modern, sensitive folk poetry. With dost meaning friend in Turkish, the album focuses on issues of trust, family and friendship.
Born in 2014, Grup Şimşek is a fresh and modern pop group with members hailing from several countries – Turkey, Germany, UK, France. They combine Anatolian folk and contemporary grooves, often contaminated by psychedelia and progressive rock flavours. Led by Derya Yıldırım’s hypnotizing bağlama and vocals, the group draws a meaningful continuity from the Turkish folk repertoire to their original songwriting, with a strong sound identity and a dancefloor-friendly energy.
For their third studio album Dost2, released in 2022, the group perfected their fusion of Anatolian 70s funk with modern, sensitive folk poetry. With dost meaning friend in Turkish, the album focuses on issues of trust, family and friendship.
With
-
Format
Concert -
Place
E-Werk Kesselsaal -
Admission
Free of charge - Share