BABA ZULA

In the organizer's words:

Ever since Fatih Akin's award-winning documentary 'Crossing the Bridge', BaBa ZuLa have been regarded as the spearhead of progressive Turkish music beyond the Orient. The Sufi tradition, Turkish nomads and pre-Islamic shamanic music meet modern oriental dub, Anatolian folk and 60s psych-rock. The band's credo is constant improvisation and reinterpretation of the existing.

"The makers of Baba Zula arrange folklore and psychedelic and thus stand for the combination of old Turkish songs and modern sounds like hardly any other band." - Mirror

Live and in the studio, BaBa ZuLa have worked with artists such as Jaki Liebezeit (Can), Dr. Das (Asian Dub Foundation), Mad Professor (Massive Attack, Lee 'Scratch' Perry) and Alexander Hack (Einstürzende Neubauten). With their audacious blend of caravan grooves, shamanic groans, club sounds and psych-folk anthems, BaBa ZuLa have enchanted their fans in Tokyo, New York City, New Delhi, Sao Paulo and Kazakhstan as well as on European festival stages such as Roskilde, Sziget, Fusion and Paleo Festival.