Episode 23: Altin Gün
Merve Dasdemir of the Grammy nominated Turkish-Dutch band ALTIN GÜN shares some deep knowledge of the Turkish sound and warmly invites us through the deep history of Anatolian music, from childhood memories to playing Festivals and tributing their Grammy nomination to their predecessors.
Full Interview
“Without learning how to speak I would just try to sing this one specific song ‘Alla beni pulla beni’ in gibberish ... so my earliest significant memory is definitely Barış Manço, he played a huge role throughout my childhood...”
merve’s Selections
Illustration by Luke-Edward Hall.