Afro Anatolian Tales ft Burak Savaş ★ Tarab Dance
Magic Carpet Sessions ★ Adventurous, intimate & crossing borders with music from around the world!
Thursday July 2 @ Mezrab

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We are happy to welcome back the amazing musicians of Afro Anatolian Tales!
Afro Anatolian Tales weaves ancient Silk Road songs, rhythms, and modern
sound into a musical bridge between East and West, a mesmerizing journey
where tradition transforms into timeless innovation.

Afro Anatolian Tales is a boundary-crossing music project founded by Dutch-
Turkish percussionist Sjahin During. The first album, Afro Anatolian Tales, was
released in 2008 by the renowned Turkish label Double Moon. It garnered
international recognition and was included in the Top 5 of music journalist
Charlie Gillett’s (BBC) compilation. The album also received a 5-star review in
Songlines Magazine, which described it as “a fascinating and contemplative
musical journey.”

Since then, the project has evolved through collaborations with a wide range
of artists, each contributing to its distinctive and evolving sound. Drawing
inspiration from the musical traditions of Anatolia, Iran, India, and other Silk
Road cultures, Afro Anatolian Tales fuses ancient rhythmic and melodic
elements with contemporary electronics and improvisation.

Based in Amsterdam and led by its core quartet, the ensemble crafts “a
musical bridge of sounds between the Orient and Occident,” exploring shifting
formations and immersive soundscapes. Their music transcends genre
boundaries, weaving Eastern and Western influences into a vibrant, cinematic
experience.

Burak Savaş – vocals, violin (TR)
Bence Huszar – cello & electronics (HU)
Antonio Moreno – synthesizer, trumpet (ES/RU)
Sjahin During – percussion set (TR/NL

Doors: 19:45
Concert: 20:30
Tickets: 14,50 EUR
Limited online student tickets: 10 EUR
Tickets door: 17,50 EUR

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**Songlines Magazine UK**
“It’s a fascinating and contemplative musical journey.”
**BBC**
Music journalist Charlie Gillet (BBC) even named his latest compilation after one of the tracks, ‘Otro
Mundo’.

MUSIC TAGS
#SILKROAD
#ANATOLIA
#IRAN
#INDIA
#JAZZ
#CROSS-OVER