Derya Yildirim & Grup Simsek
Dost 2 LP

Derya Yıldırım and Grup Şimşek are back with their third album Dost 2, the second of a two part series following 2021’s highly acclaimed Dost 1. The eight-track release sees Turkish singer, bağlama player and multi- instrumentalist Derya Yıldırım and her international band of brothers and sisters continue their psychedelic journey, meandering through Anatolian folk music and poetry with their electrifying grooves, while also delving into their own lives and personal experiences.

While rooted in Anatolian tradition, Grup Şimşek (which translates into Ocean Lightning and the Thunderbolts, a play on Derya’s surname “Yıldırım”, which means lightning in Turkish) draws on a boundless cosmos of sounds and builds on the contribution of each band member.

NEW / Released in 2022

Tracklist:

A1 Gümüş

A2 Darıldım Darıldım

A3 Odam Kireç Tutmuyor

A4 Yeni Yürekle

B1 Mola

B2 Bal

B3 Meraklı Gönül

B4 Ayşe Halam Arıyor