Murat Yucel Email & Phone Number

Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia

Organize and manage local and international tours, events and produce albums...

Melbourne, Australia

Istanbul, Turkey

Physically spanning the globe from Australia to Turkey existing in space and time in the city where uniVERSES collide – iSTanBUL – their music is an emotional BAROmeter of the city in which the band was born, extreme in every direction and committed to the NOW.Founded in Istanbul in 2006 Baro Banda (aka GeckoRomanProject) has created a sound which truly represents the bridging of East and West. From heavy Turkish Romany grooves to drum’n'bass, dub, funk, jazz, hip hop and other influences Baro Banda specialize in the unexpected…The band is collaboration between 6 Romany, Australian and Turkish musicians playing Underground Gypsy Roots Music combined with modern electronic sounds.Vocalist/guitarist Murat Yucel (Australia/Turkey);Gypsy clarinet master Savas Zurnaci (Turkey);and saxophonist Alisha Brooks (Australia) – are joined by their rhythm section, together with various electronic devices to create a new dimension in world roots music.

Melbourne, Australia

Masters of Middle Eastern Boogie: hotted up Turkish tunes collide with reggae vibes and gypsy rhythms in an exhilarating east meets west fusion of music. Unified Gecko features musicians from Melbourne’s best jazz, reggae and hip hop scenes together with traditional Turkish musicians.Unified Gecko has been spreading their addictive brand of gypfunk around Australia and Turkey for the past six years, intriguing audiences with their gypsy rhythms, explosive horn section, fat funky bass lines and mysterious lyrics. Having spent a considerable amount of time in Turkey playing music with some of the finest Turkish gypsy musicians, the band has collected songs, stories and inspiration which makes them one of the most unique and captivating bands in the Australian roots music scene.Expect the unexpected as they mix it up from gypsy, funk, reggae, jazz, hip hop and more.“Think you know Gypsy music? If you have Balkan beats on the brain, think again, because Australian/Turkish band Unified Gecko have a darker shade of Gypsy music in mind for audiences worldwide. Specialising in Turkish Romany Gypsy, a darker version of gypsy, Unified Gecko are shedding light on this mysterious, and highly addictive musical tradition.” – Alchemy Music

Melbourne, Australia

Put the whole festival together.

Organize and perform jam sessions, manage everything to do with the business.

Organized all entertainment, publicity and accounting.

Advanced Diploma, Language Interpretation And Translation

Bachelor Of Arts, Linguistics, Literature

Activities and Societies: Bornova Municipal Conservatory Literature, Linguistics, Arts history, Drama, Politics, History

Bachelor Of Arts, Literature