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Derya Yıldırım & Grup Şimşek

  • Contemporary Music
  • Utzon Room

Soul-infused Turkish psychedelia from the outer limits

Alchemically blending traditional Anatolian folk with funk-infused grooves and 70s-inspired psychedelia and soul, the multinational quartet Derya Yıldırım & Grup Şimşek summon a hypnotic sound quite unlike anything else on the current music landscape.

Led by the astonishing German-born Turkish singer and bağlama player Derya Yıldırım, the four piece – which includes French musicians Graham Mushnik (keys) and Antonin Voyant (guitar/bass), along with Berlin-based South African drummer Helen Wells – formed in 2014, earning a reputation for their genre-defying mix of folk, psychedelia, pop, soul and jazz. Drawing on the spirit of their Turkish predecessors, the band’s dreamy saz-funk and psych rock is both powerful and bewitching.

With their stunning third album Yarın Yoksa (released with Big Crown Records) drawing critical acclaim around the world, Derya Yıldırım & Grup Şimşek are set to make their very first appearance in Australia, and their Sydney Opera House debut, for one night only in the Utzon Room. A singular musical experience not to be missed.

Presented by Sydney Opera House

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Derya Yıldırım is a revelation, an artist with the kind of voice that makes legends.

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Attending this event

Plan your visit

Address

Sydney Opera House
Bennelong Point
Sydney NSW 2000
Australia

Getting to the venue

The Opera House is a 7-10 minute walk from Circular Quay, and is easily accessible by car, train, ferry, lightrail, bus, bike and on foot.

Location and access

Utzon Room

The Utzon Room is located on the Eastern side of the Opera House, in front of the Joan Sutherland Theatre. Best accessed through the Box Office Foyer or the Covered Concourse. All Sydney Opera House foyers are accessible, with lifts to the main and western foyers. The public lift to all foyers is accessible from the corridor near the escalators on the Lower Concourse and also in the Western Foyer via the corridor on the Ground Level (at the top of the escalators).

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