Ayyuka, who has creatively reinterpreted Turkish psychedelic rock without being caught up in today’s mania for retro music, will take our stage on September 13th!

Active since 2001, Ayyuka has managed to develop a unique sound while creatively and successfully reinterpreting 70’s Turkish psychedelic music. The band has received inspiration from musicians such as Dick Dale and John Frusciante, and local heroes like Erkin Koray and Orhan Gencebay to make their guitar-oriented music. However, their passionate interest in film music and improvisation creates unexpected twists in their songs. To date, Ayyuka has performed with Sonic Youth and Jonathan Richman and worked with Afrobeat legend Orlando Julius on their recordings. Their latest album Maslak Halayı, released on Tantana Records in 2019, was the product of a creative collaboration with Tommaso Colliva – mastermind of the Italian funk band Calibro35. Their latest EP Zaman Ziyan (2024), composed of four brand new instrumental tracks, provide the audience with a kaleidoscope of diverse musical landscapes based on genres like afro-beat, funk, dub, and arabesque. Experimental with techniques of music writing, Ayyuka will once again bring this special journey, swinging between genres like afro-beat, funk, bossanova or arabesque, to Babylon. 
 

21:00 - Doors Open

22:00 - Ayyuka 

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