Nilüfer Yanya
Peer into the crevices of life with singer-songwriter Nilüfer Yanya’s comforting strings, skittering beats, soul-tinged melodies and swooning harmonies.
Hailing from London, Yanya’s intoxicating sound traverses indie rock, jazz, psychedelia and electronic influences, while her lyricism asks the kinds of questions about life that never come with easy answers.
Her third album My Method Actor, released in September 2024, is a supple, expansive body of work that asks, who are we? Why do we follow the paths we follow? What is at the heart of it all? It was released to overwhelming praise, including from the New York Times, The Guardian, Pitchfork (with a ‘Best New Music’ stamp) and The FADER.
Yanya’s performances have captivated audiences across the world: she’s also supported Lorde, Alex G, Adele, the XX and Mitski on tour, performed headline London shows and sold out venues in Europe, Australia, Japan and the USA. She’s performed her celebrated singles on shows like The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and for NPR’s Tiny Desk concert series. Her music has also been remixed by Sampha, King Krule and Little Dragon and she’s collaborated with Bombay Bicycle Club and Liss.
Yanya is a founding member of the community project Artists In Transit which takes creative workshops and other support to displaced communities and people in times of hardship.
Native Londoner Jonathan Geyevu, aka Yaffra, presents +eye and the owl+: an exploration of dreams through music, where the waking world and the substance of imagination converge. Joined by esteemed musicians – drummer Tom Skinner and guitarist Dave Okumu – Yaffra invites those present to dream their own dreams through an expanse of sound, song and rhythm.
Need to know
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Yaffra
For your visit
This event is held at the Queen Elizabeth Hall Southbank Centre
The Queen Elizabeth Hall is open from 90 minutes before events start until they finish. It’s closed at all other times.
Plan your visit
The Queen Elizabeth Hall is home to both our second-largest auditorium and the Purcell Room.
Getting here
Our address is Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London, SE1 8XX.
The nearest tube stations to us are Waterloo and Embankment; Waterloo is also the nearest train station. And more than 20 different London bus routes pass within 500 metres of our venues. More information on getting here by rail, road or river is available on our Getting here page.
We’re cash-free
Please note that we’re unable to accept cash payments across our venues.
Access
We’re working hard to remove barriers, so that our facilities and events can be accessible to as many people as possible.
All help points, toilets, performance and exhibition spaces at the Southbank Centre are accessible to all, as are the cafes, bars and restaurants. We also have excellent public transport links with step-free access.
All information about booking wheelchair spaces, step-free access, blue badge parking, access maps and guides and other help available whilst you’re here, including details about our Access Scheme, can be found on our Access page.
Food & drink
From coffee to cocktails, filling favourites to fine dining, plus some of London’s best street food – it’s all here at the Southbank Centre.