SKP Solo (Anatolian Grunge & Blues)

A solo performance by Salih Korkut Peker, who presents his project SKP at DNA Dalston, combining Anatolian and grunge-influenced music in a one-man live looping set.

Salih Korkut Peker, performing as SKP, combines several musical traditions in his songs, moving between grunge, blues, rebetiko and Anatolian folk. For the instruments he uses hybrid designs of a new generation: the cümbüş, an instrument first made some 95 years ago that mixes the banjo and the oud, and the çağlama, a saz body fitted with hard-tension guitar strings.

In this one-man live looping performance, Peker builds his sound on stage alone, layering his own parts as the set unfolds. Alongside his original songs, he plays traditional pieces from Anatolia and the Balkans, as well as a selection of grunge classics arranged in his own manner.

DNA Dalston is the venue hosting the concert. The evening suits listeners interested in Anatolian folk and in the way a single performer can carry a full musical texture.