Psychedelic Music Explosion
Anıl, the founder of jazzhane, presents the artists of the 24/25 season at Moods
Listening to Balthvs and Ayyuka, you'll soon figure out both have similar sources of inspiration: psychedelic tunes perfectly blended into disco, funk, surf, and rock. The bands add their very own idiosyncratic twists. Ayyuka's unique sound represents and extends urban Istanbul's vast cultural heritage, they seamlessly mix bossa nova, afro-beat, funk, arabesque, Orhan Gencebay, or Erkin Koray. Balthvs on the other hand, a younger band formed during the pandemic and well aware of the genre's influences from the Silk Road, takes their listeners on a spacey journey with groovey pinches of cumbia.Ayyuka
If you have been listening to Ayyuka's music already, congratulations, you are one of the few selected thousands around the globe, a connoisseur of sorts with an impeccable taste in music. If you have never heard about Ayyuka, make sure to listen to them both at home and live on November 15, 2024! Yes, you can thank us later!
Emel Mathlouthi
Emel reminds us of the heroines and heroes we grew up with: revolutionary political commentary, beautiful vocals, and heartwarming often melancholic music. Her fans will remember Holm, the beautiful Arabic remake of the Iranian song «Soltane Ghalbhaa», or Kelmti Horra «My word is free», a song that became an anthem for the Jasmine Revolution and the Arab Spring. There's a fantastic take on «The man who sold the world» or her recent interpretation of «Naci en Alamo» interpreted as «Naci en Palestina», which she sings in Spanish and Arabic. Last spring, Emel performed at the Nowruz Festival in Diyarbakir, singing Ciwan Haco's «Hey Dilbere» in Kurdish. Well aware of the impact of her protest songs around the globe, she has long outgrown the activist label, blending contemporary elements of electronic music, trip-hop, and rock. Her latest albums continue to tell her personal story of a free, creative Tunisian, Arab woman from a Muslim culture, living in New York City.
Aficionados of psychedelia will remember Melike's voice from the legendary Turkish psychedelic band BaBa Zula, and indeed Melike's music draws from her earlier artistic journey. Signature and euphoric guitar riffs, organs, and synthesizers seamlessly blend with her modern interpretation of Anatolian pop, a style she calls «Mediterranean Arabesque». Melike will be performing in Zurich, Switzerland, for the first time and this is a unique chance to experience Melike's music in the most intimate and beautiful setting at the Jazz Club Moods.
On March 22, 2025, we will continue our Nowruz festival, and on April 25, 2025, we'll be celebrating our third anniversary with surprise guests.Stay tuned and see you soon at Moods!
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