With Derya Yıldırım & Grup Şimşek, Anatolian tradition meets psychedelic groove. Raised in Hamburg and inspired by her family’s songs, Derya Yıldırım blends folk music with a contemporary “outernational” sound. Her new album Yarın Yoksa features original compositions as well as traditional pieces, which the exceptional musician and her band gently bring into the present, imbuing them with a new, distinctive signature. Hypnotic vocals, the warm sounds of the bağlama lute, and driving rhythms weave together past and present. The result is a multi-layered sound that oscillates between poetic intimacy and rousing energy—powerful, sensual, boundless.