Reviews

The level of production value that went into Label Project's preparation for The Blaze performing at Volkswagen Arena (Saturday 29 January, 2022) is still...

I was pretty upset about missing Ilhan Erşahin perform on the Denizde Caz cruise this August. So when I checked Babylon Bomonti’s Fall &...

A young journalist travels back in time to 1919 Istanbul, accidentally disrupting the natural flow of history. She must act quickly to prevent the...

In a city buzzing with nightlife, the electronic music scene is a changing tapestry as the nightclubs of Istanbul past ebb and evolve into...

Cuban music surely is one of the richest and most passionate music genres in the world. Having been born and raised in the 90s, the...

Turkey is home to some of the world’s oldest wine making traditions, particularly along its Western coastal regions near the Marmara and Aegean seas....

I remember very clearly the day that I was introduced to the Kronos Quartet. It was 1992 and I was in seventh grade. It...

Where can you feel like being on a Greek island without leaving Turkey? Look no further than the beautiful Aegean island of Bozcaada (known...

With Valentine's Day just around the corner, scrounging up a date and finding a place to take 'em can be quite the daunting task....

Saturday night belonged to the Hypnotic Brass Ensemble. The thought of a brass ensemble generally conjures up, at least for me, an image of...

One rainy, windy and rather cold Friday in early February, I spontaneously decided that an electronic show at Babylon Bomonti – conveniently within walking distance...

2017 may have been host to a fair number of quality summer music festivals in Istanbul, but for those who don't favor electronic music,...

On Friday, Nov. 28, a group of friends and I were getting pumped for a concert in Istanbul that we had all been looking forward...

I never liked running. I grew up playing tennis and to me, the long and painful sessions on the track were part of the...

With her Norwegian roots, amazingly unique covers and acoustic performances, Ane Brun took the audience to her somewhat sad but mostly peaceful musical world...

By Gökay Ürk, guest writer for Yabangee After providing an introduction to Turkish mountaineering history and highlighting some prominent Turkish climbers, let’s take a look...

The summer heat is upon us, which means that our favorite part of the season also draws near... music festivals! Every year in Istanbul,...

On Tuesday night, the Haliç Congress Centre came alive with the sounds of fusion jazz as Chick Corea and Stanley Clarke took to the...

The moment you reach Kafes beach, with music blasting through the air, the gorgeous sea stretching for miles, and massive stages and structures all...

As a band name, 'GoGo Penguin' doesn't exactly carry the weight or edginess that one usually associates with a jazz trio. But as soon as...

I remember being 5 or 6 years old and watching in awe as a pretty-looking, round-eyed young woman came on the TV screen, captivating...

The Princes' Islands (Adalar) are a chain of nine small islands in the Sea of Marmara, about 20 km east of the center of...

Every year when Salon IKSV announce their season's program, I inevitably find myself discovering a new artist I want to catch live and thus...

The Borusan Philharmonic is one of the most popular of orchestras in Turkey. They take the stage every month or so at the Lütfi...