WW Istanbul is back with Ahu with a special selection of both new and old music from Istanbul, Turkey. For this show, she will be joined by Ferit Odman and Flytones. 

Singer, DJ and songwriter Ahu has written songs with Flying Lotus (Roberta Flack), Mr. Beatnick, Emanative, Miles Bonny and many more. She released her own single “To:Love”, produced by Paul White and Dimlite also supported by Thom Yorke.

As a DJ Ahu played at festivals like Sonar, Brainfeeder and clubs like Plastic People, Baltic Room, East Village also at Gilles Peterson’s Worldwide Awards in 2011. In 2013, her track Turn The Lights On used by Prada, Miu Miu on Ava DuVernay’s The Door. Ahu also did a track for Amnesty International for Woman’s Rights and many more to come. Her new single will be out on Sony Music in May.

Ferit Odman

Ferit Odman is an on demand and busy jazz drummer based in Istanbul. He started his music studies in Sweden as an AFS exchange student (1999), got a full scholarship to get his B.A. in Music at Istanbul Bilgi University (2001), attended the School For Improvisation workshops in NYC (2004), and has been granted a Fulbright Scholarship to further build on his studies at William Paterson University (2006).

He spent / played two years in NYC and holds a M.M. (Master of Music) degree in Jazz Performance. He became heavily entrenched in the Turkish jazz scene at a young age and recently performs with many jazz musicians, while leading his own quintet and touring around Europe.

Ferit Odman exclusively plays and endorses Gretsch Drums, Vic Firth Drum Sticks & Istanbul Agop Cymbals.

Flytones

Harun Iyicil and Kerem Akdag met in 2016 when both were searching for like minded producers. Coming from Istanbul, the sounds they represented were rare to come by in the city and this made them click instantly.

After forming ‘Flytones’ they have started working internationally with recording artists, writers and musicians, producing in a wide variety of genres. They mostly gravitate towards jazzy, funky, hip-hop, house related frequencies, meanwhile aiming to expand their boundaries in terms of genres.

Flytones is a journey of sound and an experiment which focuses on creativity, melody and the beauty of harmony in music.