LEADING ALTERNATIVE BAND Baba Zula is to perform their music in a London concert next month at the Epic Dalston , in Stoke Newington, North London.
The performance set to take place on Sunday 22 November, 2015 is part of the Europalia Festival which this year is dedicated to Turkey. Baba Zula will be performing in London again after nine and a half years, their last concert in London was in April 2006.
Europalia International www.europalia.eu is an international non-profit organisation which, since 1969, organizes a multidisciplinary cultural festival every second year. For each edition, a country is invited to exhibit an exceptionally rich concentration of cultural heritage. After China (2009), Brazil (2011) and India (2013) the 2015 festival is dedicated to Turkey.
Baba Zula are made up of five band members, Murat Ertel playing the electric saz, Levent Akman on the cymbals and electric sounds, Periklis Tsoukalas playing the electric oud, Özgür Çakırlar on percussion and Melike Şahin performing the vocals.
Who are Baba Zula?
BaBa ZuLa are one of Turkey’s leading alternative bands, celebrating their 20th anniversary of making extraordinary music with a unique sound. Their exotic, ritual-like performances are works of art on deep other-worldly grooves in a perfect marriage of traditional instruments and electronics. Based on the long-necked electric saz played by Murat Ertel, BaBa ZuLa’s music been dubbed ‘Istanbul Psychedelia’, tracing a line from the Turkish Anadolu Rock (Anatolian rock) movement of the 1970s and finding a natural resonance between the earthy folk music of the Middle East, effects pedals and contemporary experimental music. BaBa ZuLa collaborators have included London dub master Mad Professor, reggae producers Sly & Robbie, and bassists Alexander Hacke (Einstüerzende Neubauten) and Dr. Das (Asian Dub Foundation), and they have featured in several films including Fatih Akin’s seminal Crossing The Bridge. For information on the band visit www.babazula.com