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Mercan Dede believes that when you put digital, electronic sounds together with hand-made, human ones, you can create universal language, capable of uniting old and young, ancient and modern, East and West. It's a bold claim, but the Turkish-born and Montreal-based musician/producer/DJ has the career and the music to back it up. When he takes the stage with his group Secret Tribe, he hovers at the side behind his turntables and electronics, occasionally picking up a traditional wooden flute, or ney to float in sweet, breathy melodies, while masters of the kanun (zither), clarinet, darbuka (hand drum) and whatever other instruments he's decided to include that night, ornament his grooves and spin magical, trance melodies to match the whirling of the group's spectacular dervish dancer, Mira Burke. Not to mention the many great international artists appear as guest musicians both in his albums and his concerts.

This contrast between electronica and classical or folkloric arts cuts to the core of the Sufi philosophy that guides this one-of-a-kind artist 'Those things are not really separate,' says Dede. 'The essence of Sufism is counterpoint. Everything exists with its opposite. On one side, I am doing electronic music. The other side of that is this really acoustic, traditional music.' Dede doesn't just bring in any traditional sounds and sights as adornment to his techno beats. He is ever on the lookout for new collaborators, and they might come from any tradition, any country, any generation. For Secret Tribe's U.S. debut in January, 2004, he flew in three, teenage prodigies of Turkish classical music from Istanbul and two of the pieces they played were improvised during the concert. 'When I choose a musician,' says Dede, 'I need to be connected with them in terms of personality, heart-wise we say in Turkey. We should have a similar energy and feeling about life. The second thing is they need to be done with the technical part of music. Once they've done that, you don't need to worry. They can play anything not from mind but from soul.'

Mercan Dede and Secret Tribe's splendid 2002 release Nar realizes this elegant marriage of old and new stunningly. Along with the groups' spellbinding performances, it is helping them build a worldwide following. When the group plays in Turkey, they can draw as many as 20,000 people. But for Dede'whose name comes from a minor character in a contemporary Turkish novel'it has been a long, highly unconventional road to success. Raised poor in a Turkish village in the 1970s, Dede recalls the moment when listening to the radio as a six-year-old, he fell in love with the sound of the ney. But even when he moved to Istanbul to study journalism, he could not afford an instrument, so he made his first one from a length of plastic plumbing pipe. Although he eventually found a ney teacher, Dede did not pursue music as a career. He was more deeply involved with photography, and by chance, an official at the Saskatoon Public Library in Canada saw some of his work and invited him to come and do an exhibition. 

Dede wound up studying multimedia in Saskatoon, and he worked in a bar to earn rent money. That was where he first encountered the art of deejaying. One day the bar's deejay couldn't make it, and Dede stepped in. The techno revolution was just beginning, and Dede was getting in on the ground floor. By the mid-80s, he was traveling to do 'technotribalhouse' deejay gigs under the name Arkin Allen. He debuted as Mercan Dede in 1995 with he released his first album, Sufi Dreams, recorded for Golden Horn Records in San Francisco. The album was a minimalist techno ambiant project featuring the ney flute, and it earned impressive reviews. A few years later, Dede moved to Montreal where he first studied, then taught, at Concordia University, moving ever more forcefully into the burgeoning techno scene. Recordings he made under the name Mercan Dede got noticed in Istanbul, and a festival invited him to perform, expecting an older gentleman, as Dede means 'grandfather' in Turkish. When people saw a young band mixing techno and tradition, they were exhilarated, and Dede has stuck with this adapted name ever since.

Dede formed his first group in 1997 and created more recordings, Journeys of a Dervish (Golden Horn, 1999) Seyahatname (Doublemoon, 2001), and Nar (Doublemoon, 2002 ) From the start, the group was more an idea than a set lineup. 'I always get different musicians,' says Dede, 'all the time. When I do a European tour, each country, I choose a guest musician from that country. This is the essence of the group. The Canadian TV station Bravo filmed and aired Dede's concert with Turkish master kemence (Persian violin) player Ihsan Ozgen at the Canadian Museum of Civilization in the Fall of 1998. German television producers Saarlandischer Rundfunk were so moved by Dede's music that they traveled to Canada to feature him in their documentary about Sufi Music. While filming Dede at work in Montreal and Toronto in February of 1998, the producers requested that Dede create the soundtrack for this project. Same year Mercan Dede's album Seyahatname includes pieces composed for a dance theatre project, directed and choreographed by Beyhan Murphy for the Turkish State Modern Dance Troupe.

Both as Mercan Dede and his alter ego DJ Arkin Allen, he has performed at events as diverse as the Black & Blue 98 (a world-renowned Montreal circuit party attended by 15,000 people) and a concert of improvisations with on classical Turkish music at the Canadian Museum of Civilization. In July 2001, Mercan Dede performed at the highly acclaimed Montreal Jazz Festivals, sharing the General Motors Big Event stage with Burhan Öçal and Jamaaladeen Tacuma, in a concert called 'East Meets the West' before an audience of more than 170,000 people. On that same evening, right after his concert, he appeared at Spectrum, this time performing with his project Montreal Tribal Trio, again as part of the festival program. In 2002, the group electrified the WOMEX world music trade fair in Essen, Germany, and also the International Transmusicales Festival in Rennes.

Dede has also performed with such musical personalities as Kani Karaca, I'hsan Özgen, Misirli Ahmet, Ilhan Ersahin, Peter Murphy, Natacha Atlas, Azam Ali Musafir, I'lhan Ers¸ahin, Jamaledeen Tacuma, Hugh Marsh, Omar Sosa, Mich Gerber, Fazil Say, Susheela Raman, Trans Global Underground, Dhafer Youssef, Coldcut, Dhol Foundation, Emma Shaplin, Ludavico Eunadi, Trilok Gurtu. Mercan Dede and Secret Tribe's summer tour 2003 included Montreux Jazz Festival (Switzerland), Arezzo Wave (I'taly), Skopje Festival (Macedonia), Moers Festival (Germany),World Roots Festival (The Netherlands), Jaen-Etnosur (Spain), Rhythm Sticks Festival (UK) and many others. The group's 2004 U.S. debut took place at Joe's Pub in New York in January, 2004, as part of the city's groundbreaking world music marathon at Global Fest. Mercan Dede was invited to play at GlobalFest' (APAP Conference) in New York in January 2004, where 16 different bands from 5 continents played. He performed and completed his USA tour with 3 young gypsy musicians from turkey in their early teens.

Mercan Dede's concert was reviewed by various press and music critics including Global Rhythm Magazine who made a cover story on him and his music calling his performance at Joes Pub; " one of the best world music performance of recent years" . 
The following year, turkey & germany based Production Company "Medya' made a documentary film about his life and music which aired the same year and received great reviews.

Mercan Dede also provided music for Pina Bausch's recent work, "Istanbul, Nefes' performed in the city it was named for in the spring of 2003. He calls meeting Pina Bausch one of the most amazing moment in his career. He is commissioned by the Turkish Ministry of Culture as the music director of the Güldestan Project. The project is destined to represent Turkish Culture and Arts all around the Globe.

Over the next three years ( 2005,2006,2007) he travelled the world spanning over 1,5 million km and performed almost every corner of the world. He also released "Water" (2005) and Breath (2006) albums which both topped the BBC world music charts making him the first turkish artist whose albums received the #1 of the world music charts. Over the last 4 years he was also nominated in different categories of world music as the best world music artist of the year by BBC.

In 2007, as a dedication to Sufi master Rumi, he recorded and released his last album "800" as a celebration of his masters 800th birthday. Following it's release, he chose to follow a different path in his life leaving both his beloved record label Doublemoon and management Pozitif, allowing him to continue his journey on his own. Recently he is living quietly and preparing new projects in Montreal. Although he declined to show his recent paintings and visual art works, feeling he is not yet ready, he is however giving signals to including visual arts in his future projects.
Under 9 different names, he has released more than 100 singles world wide. Mercan Dede, Arkin Allen, Blueman and Poundmaker aside, he still keeps 5 other names secret even from his own management and family; believing that nothing should stand between sound and the ear, include the artist himself.

Mercan Dede is keen on bring his extraordinary music and stagecraft to the entire world feeling that its inclusive spirit carries a profound message of understanding and reconciliation. 'I don't like the separation,' says Dede. 'The Sufi poet Rumi has a very good saying: 'If you are everywhere, you are nowhere. If you are somewhere, you are everywhere.' My somewhere is my heart. I try to figure it out. The rest'the hype, the trends'they are not important. We are here for nothing else but Love, the rest is nothing but bunch of gossip" If music does not make us a better person even in a small way, who cares if you are the best musician in the world. I prefer to be someone who follows his heart no matter where it goes. Succes is not something to which I aspire but rather I accept as simply a wonderful gift of life from the Creator as a recogniton of my naive and simple believe that with music we can help ourselves and others in a most humble way.

Whether as Mercan Dede with his Secret Tribe or dj Arkin Allen with his tribal trio; he is one of the most unique artist uniting many people from different backgrounds regardless of their age, cultural background or personal differences never failing to impress his audiences with the explosive energy he creates on stage. He is rightly recognized as one of the most creative, unique yet modest artists in the world music scene today.

MEDIA

REVIEWS / INTERVIEWS

2015-05-14
Interview
Ney oltasına takılan balık: Mercan Dede
Türkçe
2013-10-18
Review
Dünya Review by Funkhaus Europe
Other
2013-10-01
Review
Dünya Review by Radio Balisage
Other
2013-09-08
Interview
Mercan Dede Says He's Like a Vagabond Reed Flute
English
2013-08-06
Review
Dünya Review by Radio Balisage
Other
2013-05-19
Interview
İki Dede Bir Arada
Türkçe
2013-05-19
Interview
Neyin Ne(y) Olduğunu Bilmiyordum
Türkçe
2013-05-18
Interview
İnsanın Kökleri Yerde Değil Gökte
Türkçe
2013-05-18
Interview
Hayata Bakışım Değişti
Türkçe
2013-05-18
Interview
Dünyayı Gezip Ses Topladım
Türkçe
2013-05-17
Interview
Mercan Dede Geri Dönüyor
Türkçe
2012-11-17
Review
Das Beste aus zwei Welten
Other
2012-06-03
Review
The Seattle Times : Mercan Dede and Secret Tribe
English
2012-05-30
Review
800, Mercan Dede Review: in GEO March 2008
English
2012-05-17
Review
Mercan Dede, Sufi Spriti & Soul: Global Rythm, Banning Eyre
English
2011-11-13
Review
Global Beat by Jonathan Takiff - Knight Ridder Newspapers
English
2010-09-19
Review
Geceyarisi Ekspresi, Oliver Stone ve Mercan Dede
Türkçe
2010-07-19
Review
Review of Mercan Dede by Yvonne Mitton
English
2010-07-06
Review
Global Rhythm Review By Alecia Cohen
English
2010-06-10
Review
Froots, Radio 3 Awards for World Music
English
2010-06-06
Review
An Article from Die Zeit
English
2010-02-09
Review
T`cha Dunlevy for The Gazette, Montreal
English
2010-01-19
Review
SU Review - By Peter Dolan
English
2009-09-20
Review
Mirror, by Rupert Bottenberg
English
2009-05-19
Review
www.l.a splash, by Rachel Heller
English
2008-11-04
Review
Downbeat, by Peter Margasak
English
2008-09-11
Review
Number 1 on World Music Charts, AGAIN!
English
2008-03-03
Review
800, Mercan Dede: GEO
Türkçe
2007-05-12
Review
Ground Beneath Our Feet, by Derek Beres
English
2006-06-09
Review
India and Turkey Electronica at Downtown Performances, By Rachel Heller
English
2006-06-06
Interview
BlueRhythm - Stefan Franzen
Other
2006-05-17
Review
CRITIC`S CHOICE, by Peter Margasak for Section 3 Word Count
English
2005-07-12
Interview
Such Ergebnis - Su - von Stefan Franzen
Other
2005-06-30
Interview
True Turkish Delights - by Mark Espiner
English
2005-03-02
Review
World Music Central, Turkish Delights, by Tom Orr
English
2004-12-11
Review
The Times reviews SU, by Nigel Williamson
English
2004-12-04
Review
SU, by Marh Hudson for the Arts Telegraph
English
2004-09-09
Review
SU review by Yvonne Mitton in Froots
English
2004-09-07
Review
Mercan Dede'nin 'Su' albümü İngiltere'de yayınlandı
Türkçe
2004-07-18
Review
Dede`s flute: alive in spirit, by Marty Lipp for Newsday
English
2004-06-10
Review
Lower Fort St.Elmo to host World Music Festival, by di-ve.com
English
2004-02-08
Review
Mavi Jeans Presents Mercan Dede in the USA
English
2003-10-02
Review
Awards for World Music 2004: Artist Profile, written by Garth Cartwright
English
2001-05-20
Interview
Ben Neyzen Değilim!
Türkçe

PROJECTS

DISCOGRAPHY

FUSION MONSTER

"Fusion Monster" is the debut album from the Montreal based DJ and producer Arkin Allen, internationally known for his live projects as Mercan Dede with his spectacular band Secret Tribe. This album creates a space for the sounds, rhythms and instruments of the east to combine with electronic and digital elements. The harmony created from contrasting electronic and traditional sounds and styles builds towards a real 'universal language'. Allen collaborates with various musicians, devoted to Turkish traditional music from all regions. Mercan Dede guests "Fusion Monster" on ney and percussion. While traveling outwards through different cultures, the hypnotic dreamspace of Fusion Monster also guides an internal journey to the heart of identity. The Fusion Monster is coming to get you, open up and take the ride.

DUST

  Dust is the sixth solo studio album by English musician Peter Murphy. It was released on 23 April 2002 through Metropolis Records. Produced by Turkish musician Mercan Dede, Dust utilizes traditional Turkish instrumentation and songwriting, abandoning Murphy's previous pop and rock incarnations, and juxtaposing elements from progressive rock, trance, classical music and Middle Eastern music, coupled with Dede's trademark atmospheric electronics.

POPDEUROPE

CAFE ORİENTAL 2

ARABİAN TRAVELS 2

NIRVANA LOUNGE

EAST 2 WEST

EAST 2 WEST

LAÇO TAYFA

AKATAY PROJECT

INTERIOR HORIZONS

BALKAN JOURNEYS

REMEMBERANCES

VIP LOUNGE 2

18 Mayıs (ft. Hugh Marsh & Burak Malçok)

Ludovice Einaudi - Reimagined by Mercan Dede

DÜNYA

Since releasing his first album in 1996, Mercan Dede has become a world-renowned artist with his unparalleled interpretations and contributions to Sufi/World music as well as his cutting edge musical projects. After a long hiatus, he is back in the spotlight with his new album Dünya–Earth.1996 yılından bu yana Sufi/Dünya müziğine getirdiği benzersiz yorum ve yenilikçi müzik projeleriyle dünya çapında tanınan Mercan Dede, yeni albümü Dünya ile uzun bir aradan sonra müzikseverlerin karşısında.

800

Focusing on the divine beauty of the ney, percussive instruments, and poetic vocals in various languages, Mercan Dede puts forth an album dedicated to his teacher, the Mevlana in celebration of his 800th birthday. Music, dance and poetry were art forms integral to the Mevlana`s teachings, and on this album Mercan Dede creates a final tribute that fully conveys the lessons the Mevlana set out to teach eight centuries ago. Peace is the central theme of this album and as a result it sets out to convey humanistic messages and poems from one track to the next.

NEFES

On Breath , the third release in the four part series that began with Nar (Fire) and continued with Su(Water), Mercan Dede infuses his listeners with the refreshing quality of air. Although Nefes incorporates elements that can be traced to Mercan Dede`s previous two releases, the boundary breaking musical experimentation captured on the album results in a sound undeniably its own. Melancholic and cheerful, on this album Mercan Dede carries out an organic fusion that captures the magic of the East, mystical elements, electronic tones and traditional instrumentation.

SU

Mercan Dede`s fifth studio album "Su" (meaning "Water") marks the transition to a new era for an artist who has successfully completed his apprenticeship. "Su" invites us on a mesmerizing journey through Eastern sounds, where rhythms from Iran, India, Mediterranean and the Balkans flow together over a platform of contemporary electronic music. Like his previous albums, `Su` takes its spiritual cue from words of Mevlana, the 13th century Sufi poet and mystic - `Let yesterday`s phrases stay in the past, today we need new words and expressions.

SUFI TRAVELER


This 2 cd complation presents "Seyahatname" and "Nar" albums of Mercan Dede. It is identical to original albums. Released only in USA in 2004.

NAR

Mercan Dede`s new album "Nar" was distilled from the music that naturally came to life during the concerts he gave with the Secret Tribe project in Turkey and Europe. The songs on the album are crystals of ideas that have matured and reshaped since Mercan Dede`s debut album. In other words it is an album where Turkish, Persian and Indian influences are sewn delicately into layers of rhythms and recordings from nature in context of sufi-electronica. It must be reminded that we are privileged to listen to Nar`s intimate story from musicians that are virtuosos with their own instruments.

SEYAHATNAME

Mercan Dede, both an accomplished singer and a conjurer of the ney and bendir, has successfully melded a range of multifarious artistic virtues in a single melting pot. In this latest album "Seyahatname", he not only tries to fathom the meaning of "virtual journey" by going into concepts such as east-west, past-future and internal-external but also fuses the profundity and spiritual dimension of Sufi music and electronica, with a sublety of a DJ "Seyahatname" emerges as a remarkable work of acoustic-electronic music, standing out asa unique example of its own kind.

JOURNEYS OF A DERVISH

Follollowing his debut recording `Sufi Dreams`, Mercan Dede takes us to a journey; blending Sufi and spiritual traditions of many parts of the World.Dervish is a word for threshold and Mercan Dede takes us through our own inner gateways, traveling to many reaches of the world without and within. Australian didjeridu echoes, a Buddhist chants, crickets chirp, birds sing, drums beats like heartbeat -- even the sounds of splashing water gush through -- reinforcing the dynamic tension of a soul reaching with persistent energy for the Beloved.

SUFI DREAMS

In his first album Mercan Dede taking us to a travel in the land of Sufism. Mercan Dede, did not only use the background and rhythm from Sufi Music but also the teachings. Especially the song "Mevlana Celaleddin Rumi", named after the famous Turkish/Persian Sufi Master from 13th century, is a masterpiece. Without using words, Mercan Dede manages to show that life is a circle. "Walking on the Red Sea", is a good example of how he is succesfully mixing Sufi beats with electronic backgrounds which helps this album become universal and reach audiences far beyond many other ethnic - fusion albums would do.

TOUR DATES

01.06.2022
İstanbul
Mercan Dede DJ Set
Borusan Contemporary
27.05.2022
İstanbul
Mercan Dede DJ Set - NEON Festival
Lifepark
26.05.2022
İstanbul
Mercan Dede - NFT Summit Private Party
Lazzoni Hotel
24.05.2022
İstanbul
Mercan Dede "Secret Tribe"
Müze Gazhane
11.05.2022
Ankara
Mercan Dede "Secret Tribe" ft. Hayko Cepkin & Ceza
ODTÜ Vişnelik
17.12.2019
İstanbul
Mercan Dede "Secret Tribe" - Private Event
Beykoz Kundura Fabrikası
18.10.2019
Paris
Mercan Dede (DJ set)
Institute de Monde Arabe
22.09.2019
İstanbul
Joo & Mercan Dede & Karsu
Lütfi Kırdar Kongre Salonu
19.09.2019
Private Event
Mercan Dede (DJ set)
14.09.2019
Kuşadası
Mercan Dede "Secret Tribe"
Club Marvy
12.09.2019
"Private Event"
Mercan Dede DJ Set
07.09.2019
Efes Antik Kenti
Hayko Cepkin feat. Mercan Dede "Secret Tribe"
04.05.2019
İstanbul
Mercan Dede "Secret Tribe" ft. Jejan Barbur
Borusan Müzik Evi
03.05.2019
İstanbul
Mercan Dede "Secret Tribe" ft. Mabel Matiz
Borusan Müzik Evi
27.03.2019
Ankara
Beden ve Zihin Farkındalığı
Congressium
04.01.2019
İstanbul
Mercan Dede "Secret Tribe" - TRT BELGESEL LANSMAN
Sirkeci Garı
28.09.2018
İzmir
Mercan Dede "Secret Tribe"
Club Marvy
26.09.2018
Beşiktaş
Mercan Dede ft. Hayko Cepkin
İF Beşiktaş
16.09.2018
Nicosia
Yuka Blend Street Festival
Nicosia
14.09.2018
Kadıköy
Mercan Dede (DJ set)
Zor
12.09.2018
Ankara
Mercan Dede ft. Hayko Cepkin
If Ankara
11.09.2018
Ankara
Imamyar Hasanov - Dilek Türkan- Mercan Dede - Mısırlı Ahmet - Cenk Erdoğan - Chamber Orchestra
Meb Şura
09.09.2018
Selçuk
DJ Arkın Allen
Pamucak Sahili
09.09.2018
Bergama
82. Uluslararası Bergama Festivali
Bergama
28.06.2018
Milano
Mercan Dede "Secret Tribe"
27.06.2018
Milano
Mercan Dede "Secret Tribe"
18.06.2018
Uçhisar
Mercan Dede Gündoğumu Konseri
Cappadox Festival
17.06.2018
Uçhisar
Arkın Allen
Cappadox Festival
16.06.2018
Milano
Mappe Festival
26.05.2018
İstanbul
Mercan Dede ft. İmamyar Hasanov & Mısırlı Ahmet
Aya İrini
25.05.2018
Ankara
Mercan Dede "Secret Tribe"
Next Level Teras
17/02/2018
İstanbul
DJ Arkın Allen
Backyard
07/02/2018
İstanbul
Mercan Dede ft. Serkan Çağrı
CRR
22/12/2017
İstanbul
Mercan Dede ft. Özgürcan Çoban
Borusan Müzik Evi
21/12/2017
İstanbul
Mercan Dede 20. Yıl
Borusan Müzik Evi
20/12/2017
İstanbul
Mercan Dede ft. Deniz Tekin & Dzambo Agusevi
Borusan Müzik Evi
16/092017
Beyoğlu
Dj Arkın Allen - Rofftop Festival
CVK Bosphorus
20/05/2017
Uçhisar
Cappadox Fest, Sunrise Concert
Kızıl Vadi
19/05/2017
Uçhisar
Cappadox Fest Main Stage
Çiftlikevi
15/05/2017
İstanbul
Mercan Dede Secret Tribe
Saint Benoit Lisesi
19/03/2017
Canberra
Mercan Dede Secret Tribe
The Abbey
18/03/2017
Melbourne
Mercan Dede Secret Tribe
Hi-Fi
17/03/2017
Sydney
Mercan Dede Secret Tribe
Seymour Theatre
16/03/2017
Sydney
Mercan Dede Secret Tribe
Oxford Art Factory
14/03/2017
Cairns
Mercan Dede Secret Tribe
Tanks Art Centre
11/03/2017
Port Fairy
Port Fairy Folk Festival
6/03/2017
Adelaide
Adelaide Fringe Festival
The Gardens of Unearthy Delights
04/03/2017
Melbourne
Bohemia Festival
City Hall
02/03/2017
Melbourne
DJ Arkın Allen Live Set
The Night Cat
24/12/2016
İstanbul
Mercan Dede feat. Hayko Cepkin
Borusan Müzik Evi
23/12/2016
İstanbul
Mercan Dde feat. Sabahat Akkiraz
Borusan Müzik Evi
21/12/2016
İstanbul
Mercan Dede feat. Dzambo Agusev
Borusan Müzik Evi
1/10/2016
Ankara
Mercan Dede Secret Tribe - Çankaya Belediyesi
Çankaya Belediyesi
20/09/2016
İstanbul
Mercan Dede feat. Zara & Dzambo Agusev
Lütfi Kırdar
24/05/2016
İstanbul
Private Event
Esma Sultan Yalısı
12/04/2016
Pristhina, Kosovo
Mercan Dede - Turkish Jazz Week
18.03.2016
Eskişehir
Mercan Dede Secret Tribe
Atayurt Okulları
05/11/2015
Antalya
Mercan Dede Secret Tribe @DGSTLKS
04/11/2015
Istanbul
Mercan Dede feat. Beyhan Murphy İstanbul
Hisar Okulları Kültür Merkezi
14/10/2015
İstanbul, Türkiye
Mercan Dede feat. Hayko Cepkin "Akustik"
Borusan Müzik Evi
23/08/2015
Cologne, Germany
Mercan Dede Secret Tribe
Kölner Philharmonie
12/06/2015
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Mercan Dede ft. Niyaz
Paradiso
07/06/2015
Athens, Greece
Athens Technopolis Jazz Festival
Technopolis
20/05/2015
İstanbul
Mercan Dede ft. Hugh Marsh
Borusan Müzik Evi
16/05/2015
Cappadocia, Turkey
Mercan Dede ft. Mino Cinellu & Hugh Marsh
Uçhisar Kale
19/02/2015
İstanbul, Turkey
Hakka Sada - Mercan Dede ft. Gilad Atzmon
Cemal Reşit Rey Konser Salonu
01/11/2014
Istanbul, Turkiye
Mercan Dede Ensemble feat. Azam Ali & Zara
Zorlu Center Performans Sanatları Merkezi / Ana Sahne
22/10/2014
İstanbul, Türkiye
Mercan Dede "Dost Meclisi"
Borusan Müzik Evi
19/10/2014
Dresen
Mercan Dede Istanbul Tribe
Hellerau European Center for the Arts
17/08/2014
Oslo, Norway
Mela Fest
Rådhusplassen (City Hall Square)
16/07/2014
Istanbul, Turkiye
Mercan Dede Ensemble feat. Borusan Quartet & Anjelika Akbar
Borusan Müzik Evi
11/07/2014
Bursa, Turkiye
Mercan Dede Secret Tribe
Sabit Ramazan Sokağı
09/07/2014
Istanbul
Mercan Dede Ensemble feat. Beyhan Murphy & Göksel Baktagir
Zorlu Center
05/07/2014
Rudolstadt, Germany
Roots of Worldmusic Rudolstadt 2014
Rudolstädter KulturDiele
02/07/2014
Istanbul, Turkiye
Mercan Dede Ensemble feat. Ludovico Einaudi
Zorlu Center Performans Sanatları Merkezi / Ana Sahne
21/06/2014
Cleveland, USA
Mercan Dede & Istanbul Tribe North American Tour
Cleveland Museum of Art
21/06/2014
New York, USA
Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland Museum of Art
18/06/2014
Chicago, USA
Mercan Dede & Istanbul Tribe North American Tour
Old Town School of Folk Music
17/06/2014
New York, USA
Mercan Dede & Istanbul Tribe North American Tour
The Global Beat Festival
15/06/2014
Toronto, Canada
Mercan Dede & Istanbul Tribe North American Tour
Mod Club
23/03/2014
Mercan Dede Secret Tribe
Mercan Dede Secret Tribe
Mexico Fest
18/02/2014
Berlin, Germany
Mercan Dede Istanbul Quartett – feat. Trilok Gurtu
Berghain
28/01/2014
Istanbul, Turkiye
Güldestan
Fulya Kültür Merkezi
31/08/2013
New York, USA
Arkın Allen vs. İlhan Erşahin
Nublu
04/07/2013
Izmir, Turkiye
'DÜNYA' Albümü Tanıtım Konseri
Tarihi Havagazı Fabrikası
26/05/2013
Sao Paulo, Brasil
'DÜNYA' Albümü Tanıtım Konseri
Istanbul Agora Festival
24/05/2013
Araraquara, Brasil
'DÜNYA' Albümü Tanıtım Konseri
Istanbul Agora Festival
23/05/2013
Sao Paulo, Brasil
'DÜNYA' Albümü Tanıtım Konseri
Istanbul Agora Festival
21/05/2013
Istanbul, Turkiye
'DÜNYA' Albümü Lansman Konseri
Borusan Müzik Evi
11/05/2013
Grande-Synthe, France
'DÜNYA' Albümü Ön Tanıtım Konseri
Festival des Mondes Pluriels
16/04/2013
Ottawa, Canada
'DÜNYA' Albümü Ön Tanıtım Konseri
Ottawa
08/03/2013
Lucknow, India
'DÜNYA' Albümü Ön Tanıtım Konseri
Lucknow
02/03/2013
Delhi, India
'DÜNYA' Albümü Ön Tanıtım Konseri
Humayun's Tomb
12/10/2012
Istanbul, Turkiye
Mercan Dede Ensemble ft. Scott Russell
Borusan Müzik Evi
10/10/2012
Ankara, Turkiye
Mercan Dede Istanbul Quartet
IF Performance Hall
08/09/2012
New York, USA
Dj Arkin Allen
Nublu
03/07/2012
Florence, Italy
NOTTE DELLA TARANTA
TBA
02/07/2012
Milano, Italy
NOTTE DELLA TARANTA
VILLA ARCONATI
30/06/2012
Bari, Italy
NOTTE DELLA TARANTA
Piazzale Cristoforo Colombo
29/06/2012
Rome, Italy
NOTTE DELLA TARANTA
AUDITORIUM
18/06/2012
Bursa, Turkiye
Mercan Dede Secret Tribe ft. Emel Mathlouthi
Kültür Park Açıkhava
07/06/2012
Beirut, Lebanon
Mercan Dede Istanbul Quartet
Place Samir Kassir
06/06/2012
Istanbul, Turkiye
Mercan Dede Istanbul Quartet
Samatya Meydanı
03/05/2012
Mainz, Germany
Mercan Dede Istanbul Quartet
Frankfurter Hof
02/05/2012
Dortmund, Germany
Mercan Dede Istanbul Quartet
KONZERTHAUS DORTMUND
27/04/2012
Athens, Greece
Mercan Dede Istanbul Quartet
Onassis Cultural Centre
30/03/2012
Rotterdam, Holland
Dj Arkin Allen Tribal Duo
Nieuwe Oogst
29/03/2012
Amsterdam, Holland
Dj Arkin Allen Tribal Duo
Sugar Factory
26/11/2011
Melbourne, Australia
Dj Arkin Allen - Istanbul Tribal Duo
REVOLT
24/11/2011
Brisbane, Australia
Dj Arkin Allen - Istanbul Tribal Duo
Hi-Fi
23/11/2011
Brisbane, Australia
Mercan Dede Istanbul Quartet
Brisbane Powerhouse
20/11/2011
Melbourne, Australia
Mercan Dede Istanbul Quartet
The Arts Centre
19/11/2011
Sydney, Australia
Mercan Dede Istanbul Quartet
Sydney Opera House
11/11/2011
Istanbul, Turkiye
Mercan Dede Istanbul Quartet
Babylon
27/10/2011
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
Mercan Dede - Türkmenistan 20. Yıl Kutlamaları
Turkmenistan
14/10/2011
Istanbul, Turkiye
Mercan Dede Istanbul Quartet
Borusan Music House
14/10/2011
Istanbul, Turkiye
Dj Arkin Allen - Istanbul Tribal Duo
Borusan Music House
01/10/2011
Brussels, Belgium
Mercan Dede Istanbul Quartet
BO-ZAR
12/05/2011
Milano, Italy
Mercan Dede Istanbul Quartet
Triennale di Milano
16/04/2011
Istanbul, Turkiye
Dj Arkin Allen - Istanbul Tribal Duo
Bronx Pi Sahne
12/04/2011
Ankara, Turkiye
Mercan Dede Istanbul Quartet
If Performance Hall
25/03/2011
Istanbul, Turkiye
Mercan Dede Istanbul Quartet
Cemal Resit Rey Konser Salonu
19/03/2011
Istanbul, Turkiye
Mercan Dede Ensemble
Galatasaray Meydanı
03/03/2011
Los Angles, USA
Mercan Dede
Paramount Theater
18/12/2010
Bari, Italy
Mercan Dede Istanbul Quartet
Casa delle Musiche
17/12/2010
Matera, Italy
Mercan Dede Istanbul Quartet
Sala Eventi Hotel Palace
06/11/2010
Saray Bosna
Sarejevo Jazz Festivali - Mercan Dede Quartet
Saray Bosna
05/11/2010
İstanbul, Turkiye
Borusan Müzik Evi yeni sezon açılışı
Borusan Müzik Evi
04/11/2010
Pecs, Macaristan / Hungary
Mercan Dede Secret Tribe
TBA
29/10/2010
Ankara, Turkiye
Ankara, Turkiye Çankaya Köşkü
Çankaya Köşkü
25/10/2010
Amsterdam, Holland
Görsel sanatlar üzerine stüdyo çalışmaları
Amsterdam
23/10/2010
Bergen, Norway
TED x, Ted talk, misafir sanatçı
Bergen
22/10/2010
Istanbul, Turkiye
Mercan Dede & Beyhan Murphy: "NEFES"
Halic Kultur Merkezi
07/09/2010
Jordan
Ürdün Kraliçesi Rania - Doğum günü konseri
Jordan
30/08/2010
Amman, Jordan
Mercan Dede Ensemble
Citadel
28/06/2010
Istanbul, Turkey
Mercan Dede Secret Tribe
Istanbul Modern
26/06/2010
Portugal
Mercan Dede Secret Tribe - Festival Med Loulé
Festival Med
25/06/2010
Brüksel / Brussels, Belgium
Mercan Dede Ensemble featuring Elif Safak
Cirque Royal
19/06/2010
Duisburg, Germany
Mercan Dede Ensemble featuring Elif Safak
Landschaftspark
29/05/2010
Hamburg, Germany
Mercan Dede Secret Tribe
Club Ubel & Gefährlich
28/05/2010
Stuttgart, Germany
Dj Arkin Allen Tribal Duo
Wagenhallen
27/05/2010
Stuttgart, Germany
Mercan Dede Secret Tribe
Wagenhallen
24/05/2010
Nijmegen, Holland
Mercan Dede Secret Tribe
Music Meeting
23/05/2010
Mainz, Germany
Mercan Dede Secret Tribe
OPEN OHR FEST
08/05/2010
Ludwigshafen, Germany
Mercan Dede Secret Tribe
Theater IM Pfalzbau
06/05/2010
Eskisehir, Turkiye
Mercan Dede Ensemble - Yunus Emre'yi anma etkinlikleri
Eskisehir Ataturk Stadyumu
22/01/2010
Izmir, Turkiye
Mercan Dede Secret Tribe
İsmet İnönü Kültür Merkezi
16/01/2010
Istanbul, Turkiye
Mercan Dede Ensemble - Istanbul 2010
Sultanahmet Meydani
14/01/2010
Ankara, Turkiye
Mercan Dede Secret Tribe
If Performance Hall