Description
On the electrified saz (a type of lute), vocals, and electronics, Cem Yildiz pushes the boundaries of Anatolian folk music and transports you to the world of Istanbul’s urban soundscape. A performance with a poetic title: "Fly, The Skies Fly"!
A graduate of the Istanbul State Conservatory, the artist has developed a distinctive musical world that fuses folk music with electronic sounds. On stage, Cem Yildiz reimagines sounds in real time, creating a unique experience at every concert.
Nicknamed "Electro-Dédé" or "Electro-Ashik"—a reference to the troubadours and poets of Anatolia—Cem Yildiz carries on the long lineage of these champions of freedom and tolerance who, with *saz* in hand and poetry on their lips, have traversed the centuries.