KEXP presents Gaye Su Akyol

KEXP presents Gaye Su Akyol performing live in the KEXP studio. Recorded September 20, 2023

Songs:
Vurgunum Ama Acelesi Yok
Böyle Olur Mu
Martılar Öpüşür, Kediler Sevişir
Love Buzz

Gaye Su Akyol – Vocals
Ali Güçlü Şimşek – Guitar
Görkem Karabudak – Bass, Keyboard
Berke Özcan – Drums

Host: Darek Mazzone
Audio Engineer: Kevin Suggs
Audio Mixer: Görkem Karabudak
Mastering: Matt Ogaz
Cameras: Jim Beckmann, Carlos Cruz, Jonathan Jacobson, Scott Holpainen
Editor: Jim Beckmann

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Gaye Su Akyol

Gaye Su Akyol (born 30 January 1985) is a Turkish singer, painter and anthropologist.

Biography
Akyol’s father is the painter Muzaffer Akyol; her mother was a civil servant, but she passed away in 2014. She graduated from the anthropology department of Yeditepe University in 2007. After that she built her career as a painter with exhibitions both in Turkey and abroad. Before her solo career, she also performed in music bands Mai, Toz ve Toz and Seni Görmem İmkansız alongside Tuğçe Şenoğul.

In 2017, she composed a few songs for the soundtrack of Red Istanbul a film directed by Ferzan Özpetek. In November 2023 they recorded their first performance for the Seattle radio station KEXP.

Inspirations include singer-songwriter Selda Bağcan and the grunge band Nirvana.