Her presence onstage had added an important visual aspect to BaBa ZuLa's live performances.

Akman, Ertel, and Onel originally formed BaBa ZuLa as a side project of now disbanded psychedelic Anatolian rock group ZeN.

In 2005 BaBa ZuLa was exposed to a wider international audience when they were featured in a documentary, Crossing the Bridge by Fatih Akin, which took an in-depth look at Istanbul's contemporary and avant-garde music scene.

[1][3] Described as "Turkey’s most beloved alternative music purveyors,"[3] Baba Zula create a unique psychedelic sound, combining traditional Turkish instruments, electronica, reggae, and dub.

[3] They use a revolutionary approach to electric saz, combining it both with retro and high-end electronic effects that creates an original sound never heard before until now.