Grup Yorum: Artists of the People for 40 Years (1985–2025) Producing and Proposing a Social Alternative Through Music

Saverio Beccaccioli

doi:10.5937/newso2565122B

Saverio Beccaccioli Ph.D. candidate at the Conservatoires “G. Briccialdi” of Terni and “G. Verdi” of Ravenna, Italy

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5937/newso2565122B

Keywords: Grup Yorum, Turkish folk music, resistance, Halay dance, repression, alternative

Abstract

Through the case study of the Turkish music collective Grup Yorum, we will explore how music is still perceived as a subversive and potentially dangerous tool by the establishment today. Since its inception (1985), Grup Yorum has suffered continuous repression due to its political and social commitment. The cultural independence and linguistic pluralism sought by the band demonstrate their commitment to global causes in the affirmation of diversity. Musicological-historical reflections from the perspective of cultural studies will complement the ethnographic study.

Author Biography

Saverio Beccaccioli , Ph.D. candidate at the Conservatoires “G. Briccialdi” of Terni and “G. Verdi” of Ravenna, Italy

Ph.D. candidate at the Conservatories of Terni and Ravenna, specializing in popular music. He graduated in Musicology from La Sapienza University in Rome and holds a diploma in Renaissance and Baroque Trombone from the Conservatory “G. Briccialdi” in Terni. Beccaccioli has received awards for various cultural and creative projects and has performed with symphonic, early, and modern ensembles across Belgium, Croatia, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, The Netherlands, and Switzerland. He has presented papers at conferences in Italy, Malta, and Portugal.