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Babylon Istanbul
Address: Tunel - Asmalimescit Beyoglu Istanbul, Turkey
Babylon Turns On Istanbul On! Babylon opened its doors in 1999 as a multi-purpose performance center and is Turkey’s leading live music venue. Babylon presents a monthly program featuring eclectic selections from jazz to reggae, world music to electronica, Latin to Turkish vibes as well as indie pop and rock acts. Its capacity is 450 standing and 300 seated. Babylon was named one of the best 100 jazz clubs by Downbeat Magazine in 2002 and 2004 and is acclaimed for its variety and intimacy.
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Babylon Turns On Istanbul On! Babylon opened its doors in 1999 as a multi-purpose performance center and is Turkey’s leading live music venue. Babylon presents a monthly program featuring eclectic selections from jazz to reggae, world music to electronica, Latin to Turkish vibes as well as indie pop and rock acts. Its capacity is 450 standing and 300 seated. Babylon was named one of the best 100 jazz clubs by Downbeat Magazine in 2002 and 2004 and is acclaimed for its variety and intimacy.
Current Events in Babylon Istanbul:
One of world’s music scene’s newest female icons young musician Selah Sue is getting ready for her first ever performance in Turkey. With her unique tone of voice Selah Sue is often compared with Amy Winehouse and Adele. And she cites Erykah Badu and Lauryn Hill among her main inspirations. After performing in many international festivals like Lowlands and North Sea Jazz Festival this summer, this young Dutch artist will be in Babylon to please soul, jazz and reggae lovers in I
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Buyuk Ev Ablukada [Big House Under Blockade], an exciting group from the Istanbul alternative music scene, is calling everyone to discover their music. This mysterious and buffoonish band that does not yet have an album, defines itself like this: “Buyuk Ev Ablukada first got attention at the Battle of Malazgirt. The band made recording from home and uploaded them onto the internet, making themselves a small hit in their own circle. The eyes of the keyboardists, who are actually guita
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Jazz impresario and multi-talented musician Ilhan Ersahin is promoting his second album for one of his many projects, Istanbul Sessions, Night Rider at Babylon.
Ilhan Ersahin: Sax
Alp Ersönmez: Bass
Turgut Alp Bekoglu: Drums
Izzet Kizil: Percussion
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From Germany with love: Dominik Eulberg
Die neue Musikreihe „From Germany with love“ des Goethe-Instituts Istanbul, in Zusammenarbeit mit Babylon, bei der deutsche und türkische Musiker gemeinsam einen Abend gestalten, startet mit einem der innovativsten DJs aus Deutschland:
Dominik Eulberg gilt als der Begründer des „Öko-Techno“. Der leidenschaftliche Ornithologe fächert sein Klangrepertoire mit allerlei Naturgeräuschen au
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Did you ever listen to soul in French? Well if you didn’t, Ben L’Oncle Soul will be in Istanbul to show you the French way of soul. He is very famous in Europe with his covers of the songs from popular musicians such as Katy Perry or White Stripes. The young, bow-tied French musician will be performing at the stage of Babylon two nights in a row!
March the 7th, Warm up & After Party by Mehmet Tez
March the 8th, Warm up & After Party by Soul Sendikasi
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Los Angeles-based DJ The Gaslamp Killer is set to perform at Babylon Istanbul on March 10th.
William Benjamin Bensussen aka The Gaslamp Killer crosses a number of different genres, including Dubstep, Glitch, Hip hop, instrumental hip hop and turntablism.
For more, check out his official website at http://thegaslampkiller.com/
Ticket Price: 39TL
Tickets for The Gaslamp Killer in Istanbul can be purchased from http://www.biletix.com
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The common project of Gernot Bronsert and Sebastian Szary, two of the most important names that the Berlin electronic music circle has presented to the world, Modeselektor is coming to shake the ground of Babylon on March 16. The dual came together under the name Fundamental Knowledge at 1992 and took their current names at 1996. On 2000, Ellen Allieen took the two who had a remarkable fan base with their DH set performences in Berlin under the roof of her own record label Bpitch Control.
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