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 Derya Yildirim , 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 Yarın Yoksa (If There Is No Tomorrow), released on Big Crown Records and produced by Leon Michels ( El Michels Affair ), 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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They play contemporary Anatolian psychedelia and rock, blending traditional Turkish folk repertoire with modern grooves, 70s soul, and funk.
The band consists of singer and bağlama player Derya Yıldırım alongside Graham Mushnik, Antonin Voyant, and Helen Wells.
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