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Nabihah Iqbal, Laura Lee of Khruangbin, Nilufer Yanya, Gaye Su Akyol

Nabihah Iqbal talks to Laura Lee of Khruangbin, Gaye Su Akyol, and Nilufer Yanya about strange fan encounters, dating as a musician, and using music as an escape.

Previously broadcast on the Â鶹Éç World Service, Music Life is a show in which four musicians from around the world share their experiences of a life in music.

This week’s episode gets personal with musician, producer, and black belt in karate Nabihah Iqbal, who is joined by Khruangbin’s Laura Lee, a singer of Turkish/Barbadian descent Nilüfer Yanya, and Turkish singer Gaye Su Akyol.

Led by Nabihah Iqbal, they’ll be discussing strange fan encounters, dating as a musician, and using music as an escape.

Laura Lee, former maths teacher turned bass player, started her musical journey 8 years ago in the three-piece band Khruangbin, who have gone on to achieve huge success all around the world. The band have toured with the likes of Bonobo, Father John Misty, Massive Attack, Leon Bridges and are known for blending global music influences, classic soul, dub and psychedelia. London-born singer-songwriter of Turkish and Barbadian descent Nilüfer Yanya started writing songs at the age of 6, and has since toured alongside The xx, Interpol and Mitski. Last year she released her debut album ‘Miss Universe’, a semi-conceptual project that blends rock, pop, electronica, R&B, and soul. And Turkish singer, songwriter, producer and audio-visual artist Gaye Su Akyol rounds off the panel. She blends traditional Turkish melodies and structures with psychedelia, surf rock and grunge.

1 hour

Music Played

  • Nabihah Iqbal

    Something More

  • Khruangbin & Leon Bridges

    Texas Sun

  • Gaye Su Akyol

    Ä°syan Manifestosu

  • Nilüfer Yanya

    Baby Blu

  • Radiohead

    Creep - Live at Glastonbury 2017

  • Khruangbin

    Pelota

  • Nabihah Iqbal

    Wait 4 U

  • Gaye Su Akyol

    Meftunum Sana

  • Nilüfer Yanya

    Monsters Under The Bed

  • Khruangbin

    Dern Kala

  • Nilüfer Yanya

    Crash

  • Nabihah Iqbal

    Untitled Friday

Broadcast

  • Sun 13 Dec 2020 13:00