Grup Şimşek are an "outernational" band hailing from Germany, the UK, France & Italy, led by talented Turkish singer, Derya Yildirim. Unlike in Western Pop culture, Turkish Pop music lives on through traditional song and endless ways of re-imagining them. Grup Şimşek take righteous and rich Turkish poetry to the future, interpreting gems by Selda Bağca Bağcan, Barış Manço, Özdemir Erdoğan, while drawing originality from their own compositions and abilities in improvising