Sümer Ezgü to represent Turkey at ABU Music Festival

Turkish folk music artist Sümer Ezgü will represent Turkey at the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) Music Festival, scheduled for November 2 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Ezgü plans to perform the piece “Anadolu’dan Geldik” using a 66-year-old cura.

The festival, organized by the ABU, aims to bring together the musical cultures of various countries across the Asia-Pacific region. Ezgü, a former TRT artist and producer, has dedicated much of her career to documenting Anatolian musical heritage through her television program, “Sümer Ezgü ile Anadolu’dan Geldik.”

In recent studies, Ezgü has traveled through regions such as Mersin and Gaziantep to record local music, instruments, and traditional dances, such as the Silifke regional dances and Gaziantep’s barak melodies, to preserve this cultural heritage for future generations.