AŞK-I MUHABBET + ZEYNEL DEMİR + ENDER BALKIR

9:00 PM . Zeynel Demir

Zeynel Demir is a Turkish folk musician, composer, and educator. He graduated from the Conservatory of Ege University and worked at TRT Izmir Radio. He composed music for "Sultanların Gecesi" and "Anadolu Güneşi" and released three albums with Grup Mecaz, as well as five albums under the title "Anadolu Halk Oyunları."

As the founder of the Ege University Turkish Folk Music Community, he won multiple awards. After earning his doctorate at the Uzeyir Hajibeyov Music Academy, he taught for 24 years at Ege University and worked at the Rotterdam Codarts Music School. He is currently continuing his music projects in the Netherlands.

Zeynel Demir sings and plays the kısa sap bağlama (short-neck bağlama) and uzun sap bağlama (long-neck bağlama) in the Nesimi Düzeni style (a specific musical scale).

10:00 PM . Ender Balkır & Burak Aykaç

Ender Balkır, one of the most prominent singers in the Turkish folk music genre in recent years, has drawn significant attention with the songs he performed in TV series such as Ustura Kemal, Düriye'nin Güğümleri, Hanımın Çiftliği, Dila Hanım, and Öyle Bir Geçer Zaman Ki. His popularity skyrocketed last year with "Ruhumda Sızı," a composition by Aşık Emrah based on lyrics by the renowned writer Nesimi Çimen (from the TV series Çukur). The song was viewed over 43 million times on YouTube.

Ender Balkır will present a mix of well-known Turkish folk songs from Anatolia and pieces from his repertoire of popular TV series.

Ender Balkır . cura bağlama & vocals
Burak Aykaç . iki saplı bağlama (double-neck bağlama)