Golden Anniversary Concert.

The Amsterdam-based Anatolian rock and psychedelic folk band Altın Gün is gearing up to meet its fans!

Altın Gün, influenced by the cross-genre and psychedelic Anatolian rock and folk movements of 1970s Turkey, consists of Merve Daşdemir on vocals, Erdinç Ecevit on the saz, keyboards, and vocals, Jasper Verhulst on bass, Thijs Elzinga on guitar, Daniel Smienk on drums, and Chris Bruining on percussion.

Altın Gün, who released their debut album "On" on Bongo Joe Records, brought their traditional repertoire, spanning from Selda Bağcan to Barış Manço and Erkin Koray, to light, alongside previously unheard pieces. The band enriches Turkish folk songs, passed down through generations, including those of Neşet Ertaş, by blending them with funk rhythms, surf guitars, the bağlama (a traditional Turkish stringed instrument), and analog keyboards. They have performed on stages in many cities around the world. Altın Gün has shared the stage with prominent artists such as Tame Impala, King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, Phosphorescent, and Amyl and The Sniffers. In 2019, their second album, "Gece," earned them a nomination for the "Best World Music Album" category at the 2020 Grammy Awards. In 2021, the band released two new albums, "Yol" and "Âlem," incorporating the synth-pop sounds of late 1970s and early 1980s Europe into their music.