Ahmet Kaya ile Kardes Türküler

An evening of Turkish song at the O2 Forum Kentish Town, in London, with Ahmet Kaya ile Kardeş Türküler. The title pairs the singer-songwriter Ahmet Kaya with the folk group Kardeş Türküler.

Ahmet Kaya was a Turkish singer-songwriter whose work joined folk-based melody with political and social themes. He spent the later part of his career in exile in France and died in 2000. Kardeş Türküler is a Turkish folk group whose repertoire centres on türkü, the traditional folk songs of Anatolia. The title places the two acts side by side, linking Kaya's song-writing with the türkü tradition.

The concert suits listeners drawn to Turkish folk and song-based protest music. Both acts perform in the Turkish language, which makes the evening especially relevant to Turkish-speaking audiences in London.

The O2 Forum Kentish Town, in the Kentish Town area of north London, hosts concerts and shows throughout the year.