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Baba Zula
Actpsych, avant-garde · Istanbul, Türkiye

Baba Zula

@baba-zula

Psych, avant garde and dub from Istanbul.

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Music

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Stage history

1 show in 1 venue since 2026. Each block is one show.

VenueCity
2026
Shows
PatronaatHaarlem
1

About Baba Zula

Born in Istanbul in 1996, Baba ZuLa features founding members Levent Akman (spoons, percussions, machines, toys), Murat Ertel (electric saz and other stringed instruments, vocals, oscillators, theremin), as well as darbuka and percussion player Özgür Çakırlar, Periklis Tsoukalas on electric ud and vocal.

The unrivalled masters of 21st century Turkish psychedelic music play their own compositions with such a heavy dose of improvisation that every gig becomes very different than the one before attracting and pushing fans to experience more and more shows just like Deadheads.   Born in Istanbul in 1996, BaBa ZuLa features founding members Levent Akman (spoons, percussions, machines, toys), Murat Ertel (electric saz and other stringed instruments, vocals, theremin), as well as darbuka and percussion player Ümit Adakale and Esma Ertel on vocals and dancing.  

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Photo: Thorsten Krienke, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Bio from babazula.com.