Mercan Dede

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Mercan Dede
Dede in 2014
Background information
Birth name	Arkın Ilıcalı
Also known as	DJ Arkin Allen
Born	1966 Bursa, Turkey
Genres	World music
Occupation	Musician
Instruments	Ney bendir
Member of	Mercan Dede Ensemble
Website	mercandede.com

Mercan Dede (born Arkın Ilıcalı, 1966), also known as DJ Arkin Allen, is a Turkish-Canadian^[1] composer, ney and bendir player, DJ, and producer. He is a world music artist, playing a fusion of traditional acoustic Turkish and other oriental styles with electronic sounds. Dede has worked in collaboration with Turkish and international musicians, such as Susheela Raman, Azam Ali, Dhafer Youssef, Sheema Mukherjee (Transglobal Underground), and Hugh Marsh.^[2]