World Beat musician and producer Arkin Ilicali, better known as Mercan Dede, cleverly fuses the Eastern spiritual traditions of Sufi music with the contemporary sounds…
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Celebrating Rumi
Mercan Dede – 800 (Doublemoon DM0042, 2008) Mercan Dede’s 800 isn’t what was expected, that is to say what it’s not is the proposed fourth…
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Mercan Dede Breath (Doublemoon DM033, 2006) During his first tour of the UK last summer, Mercan Dede disclosed (fRoots 266/267) that he was already working…
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Mercan Dede – Su (RH Pozitif Müzik, 2004/Escondida Music, 2005) Mercan Dede’s Su is a collection of densely layered compositions in a hypnotically ritualistic alchemy…
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Istanbul’s Bosphorous River is ever present in Su, the new album by Turkish Sufi musician Mercan Dede. The album title means “Water,” and liquid metaphors…
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Mercan Dede – Sufi Traveler (Doublemoon/Mi5/Caroline Dist., 2004) Burhan Ocal and the Trakya All Stars Featuring Smadj – Kirklareli Il Siniri (Doublemoon DM20, 2003) Born…
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