Artists from Istanbul

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Moğollar, still on their journey since 1967, are one of the most significant names of -who are also the eponym of the term- Anatolian Pop. The band who have spent the most of their career abroad, have won the Charles Cros Academy Prize in 1971 with the album they have released in France. (after Jimi Hendrix - 1970 and Pink Floyd - 1972). The band have worked with the significant vocalists of the period such as Cem Karaca, Barış Manço and Selda but have been disbanded in the late 70’s.
In 1993, the band have come together again and have released 23 EP's and 12 studio albums within the 53 years career.

Was born from the musical dreams of Istanbul based musician/producer Tolga Boyuk, Islandman represents a fiction character, a music persona, a dreamer composing the stories of a non -existing place… Islandman performs on stage as an electro-acoustic live trio format. Their music can be described as a unique mix of mellow electronic structures & dance beats with spacey live guitars, backed up by shamanic rhythms.

Baba ZuLa’s music is in fact Psychedelic Istanbul Rock’n Roll that rolls in a way that westerners haven’t heard so frequently since the late ’60s rock epoch.They are the unrivalled masters of 21st century Turkish psychedelic music Baba ZuLa share their legacy with us through their music, a music born out of Istanbul and influenced by the memories of Istanbul passed on to them from generations past.

Ilhan Ersahin can be described as a saxophone instrumentalist, composer, producer, festival curator, proprietor of his own club and record label. His collaborations with great musicians such as Norah Jones, Erik Truffaz, Bugge Wesseltoft, U-Roy, Hüsnü Senlendirici, Oceanvs Orientalis, Dave Harrington gave birth to many projects in different styles and spread his name out of NYC, Istanbul and all across the world.