Gaye Su Akyol & WDR Funkhausorchester

Name: Gaye Su Akyol & WDR Funkhausorchester
Start: 2026-10-03T20:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-10-03T20:00:00+02:00
Location: Konzerthaus Dortmund

took place · 3 Oct 2026

Konzerthaus Dortmund, Germany

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Gaye Su Akyol & WDR Funkhausorchester — Konzerthaus Dortmund, Dortmund

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Concert at Konzerthaus Dortmund.

About: Gaye Su Akyol

Istanbul-born singer and anthropologist Gaye Su Akyol has built her own musical language from Anatolian folk roots, Turkish psychedelia and Western rock - a sound that earned her the Songlines Best Artist prize in 2019 and glowing coverage from Pitchfork to the Financial Times. Her fourth album Anadolu Ejderi, out on Sub Pop, is the fullest statement of that vision yet.

195.8K

Spotify monthly listeners

64M+

Spotify lead artist streams (cumulative)

Transglobal World Music Chart Europe (İstikrarlı Hayal Hakikattir, held for several months)

25K+

Facebook followers

What's new

2026-06
Director Fatih Akin confirmed at IFF Art Film Košice (June 2026) that he is working on a documentary portrait of Gaye Su Akyol, titled 'Sie ist ein anatolischer Drache' (Anatolian Dragon), with Akyol now based in Berlin.
2025-05
Fatih Akin unveiled the documentary project 'Anatolian Dragon' about Gaye Su Akyol at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2025, describing her as representative of a generation of educated Turks who have left the country.
2025-01
Berlin's Medienboard (MBB) awarded €100,000 in funding to Fatih Akin's production company bombero international for the documentary about Gaye Su Akyol in its first 2025 funding round.

Tour

İstanbul

Tracks

Anadolu Ejderititle track of her acclaimed 2022 fourth album on Sub Pop/Glitterbeat

İstikrarlı Hayal Hakikattirtitle track of her 2018 album; held #1 on Transglobal World Music Chart Europe for several months

Şahmeranfan favourite drawing on Anatolian mythology

Hologram İmparatorluğutitle track of her 2016 international breakthrough album on Glitterbeat

Love Buzz2023 EP single, a Turkish-language reworking of the classic covered by Nirvana

About: WDR Funkhausorchester

WDR Funkhausorchester is a German radio orchestra based in Cologne, operating under the public broadcaster WDR. It specialises in popular music, jazz, soul, and film music, and regularly performs at the Kölner Philharmonie. The orchestra is known for collaborating with prominent vocalists and for a broad repertoire spanning swing to contemporary genres.

About the venue: Konzerthaus Dortmund

Konzerthaus Dortmund is a premier concert hall in the heart of Dortmund, opened in 2002. Renowned for its exceptional acoustics and striking modern architecture, it hosts a wide range of classical music concerts, international orchestras, and chamber music performances. The hall seats around 1,600 guests and is considered one of the finest concert venues in Germany.

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