AySay embody diversity, bridging culture gaps.
AySay are the Danish band who mix Anatolian folk music and Nordic electronica.
Singing in Danish, Kurdish and Turkish, they set up a psychodelic space that effaces borders, leaving only the raw human experience, undulating between hope and despair.
AySay embody diversity, bridging culture gaps. Luna Ersahin's fascinating, vital singing voice leads and she plays saz; with Aske Døssing Bendixen (drums, percussion) and Carl West Hosbondved (electric guitar), they join forces to create music that moves between Scandinavian landscapes and the heart of Anatolia. The way they combine traditional instruments with modern pop and electronic elements crosses borders and connects worlds.
The band have won four Danish Music Awards Roots and the Carl Prize, and their two albums, Su Akar (2021) and KÖY (2023) have confirmed their status as one of Denmark's most original bands. AySay have delighted audiences at Roskilde Festival, Montreal Jazz Festival, Les Escales, Eurosonic and Reeperbahn and have toured in Europe, Canada, Greenland and Turkey.
The singer, Luna Ersahin, is one of the most remarkable Danish voices. Her songs depict life as a Kurdish/Danish woman in today's Denmark powerfully yet vulnerably. She gives language tone and gives nationality sound. In her music, identity is not either/or but a diverse world of music.
Besides the AySay concerts, you can hear Luna Ersahin as part of the Minority Language Circle, where she will sing in Kurdish.
