Derya Yıldırım & Grup Şimşek Live on KEXP

On July 31, 2025, Turkish psych-folk dynamo Derya Yıldırım & Grup Şimşek took over the KEXP studio with a four-song set—Direne Direne, Cool Hand, Bal and Hop Bico. Derya’s soaring vocals and saz weave through Axel Oliveres’s organ and synth textures, Helen Wells’s driving drum grooves and Alana Amram’s funky bass lines, all captured by host Evie Stokes and a top-notch audio/video team.

Catch more from the band on their Bandcamp and revisit the full performance on KEXP’s site for a taste of fresh, genre-bending vibes.

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