Mercan Dede

Musical Artist

1966 –

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Who is Mercan Dede?

Mercan Dede, also known as DJ Arkin Allen, is a Turkish composer, ney and bendir player, DJ and producer. He divides his time between Turkey, Europe and North America. He is a world music artist, playing a fusion of traditional acoustic Turkish and other oriental musics with electronic sounds.

His best known albums include Seyahatname, Su, and Nar. He has worked in collaboration with Turkish and international musicians such as Susheela Raman, Dhafer Youssef, Sheema Mukherjee and Hugh Marsh.

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Born
1966
Bursa
Also known as
  • Arkın Ilıcalı
  • DJ Arkin Allen
  • Arkin Ilicali
  • Allen, Arkin
  • MercanDede
  • Arkin Allen
Nationality
  • Turkey
Profession
Education
  • Istanbul University

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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