The Rose Hill welcomes Traditional Mutant (live duo) and Anatloian Grooves (strictly vinyl DJ set) for an epic night of contemporary and traditional Turkish music from the Anatolian peninsula (the Asian part of Turkey).
Traditional Mutant is the captivating collaboration between one of Turkey’s most revered guitarists and mutli- instrumentalists Salih Korkut Peker (SKP) and percussionist, vocalist and saz player DJabbar aka Jabbaristan. They blend traditional instruments such as the cümbüş, çağlama* and fretless guitar with an array of Middle Eastern percussion including darbuka and frame drum, with live electronics to create an improvised performance that’s hypnotic, soulful and irresistibly danceable.
* Çağlama is a modern Turkish hybrid musical fretted instrument that fuses the soul and microtonal capabilities of the traditional Anatolian baglama (saz) with the raw power and amplification of an electric guitar. Here is a link to a video of Salih Korkut Peker playing Çağlama.
Opening the night, Burak Cetindag (Anatolian Grooves) will warm up the room with his signature vinyl set, blending rare grooves from 1970s and 1980s Anatolian psychedelic rock, jazz, funk and disco-folk with contemporary gems.
Anatolian Grooves DJ Set: 7.00-9.15pm
Traditional Mutant Live: 9.15 – 10.30
Anatolian Grooves DJ Set: 10.30-11pm
More about the artists/ DJ below 🙂
Salih Korkut Peker
Salih Korkut Peker is a Turkish multi-instrumentalist, composer, and actor born and raised in Ayvalık widely regarded by fellow musicians and music writers as one of Türkiye’s finest guitarists. He started out on clarinet before picking up electric guitar and cümbüş, and has spent his career since fusing Anatolian folk traditions (bozlak, halay, microtonal saz music) with Western genres like grunge, blues, and rock, calling his own style “Anatolian Grunge” using self-modified instruments like the çağlama and fretless electro-cümbüş he released his debut solo album Denize Dik in 2020, performing with the İzmir State Symphony Orchestra. He has collaborated with many noteable Turkish musicians such as Hayko Cepkin Cem Erdost İleri, Perdenin Ardındakiler, Ezgi Sevgi Can, Akın Eldes as well as Michael League (Snarky Puppy).He has been put on the ‘Global Talent list’ for musicians endorsed by the Arts Council England.
DJabbar
Djabbar, performing under the name Jabbaristan, is a percussionist and multi-instrumentalist born in Urfa, in eastern Turkey, into a Kurdish Sufi family. He began his musical journey in western Turkey, focusing on traditional Kurdish, Arabic, Anatolian, Gypsy, and Balkan music, and later developed his own fusion style, playing instruments like darbuka, bendir, and frame drum. Busking in Istanbul eventually led him to London and India, and in 2011 he started playing with the band The Turbans in London, which led him to tour globally.He’s also worked on other London-based experimental music projects, including the brilliant poetry-and-music performance night “From the Lips to the Moon” with electronic musician Pouya Ehsaei and performer + composer Tara Fatehi and as the drummer for Harem of No one collective for some time.
Burak Cetindag DJ set (Anatolian Grooves)
Burak Çetindağ is a London-based DJ and freelance music writer who has been spinning records for over 25 years. He started out at Turkey’s first independent rock radio station in Istanbul, and has since performed at underground clubs across the globe. He’s known for rare-vinyl DJ sets of 60s–80s Anatolian fuzz-psychedelic rock, funk, jazz, and disco underground gems as well as contemporary Anatolian sounds.