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Mercan Dede

World music
World music

Mercan Dede is a World music act. Their sound grew out of Aynur Doğan. Those roots explain a lot about how Mercan Dede arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Omar Faruk Tekbilek, Niyaz, Azam Ali, Sezen Aksu and Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Altogether the chart holds 11 connections around Mercan Dede, reaching back through Aynur Doğan. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Mercan DedeAynur DoğanOmar Faruk TekbilekNiyazAzam AliSezen AksuNusrat Fateh Ali KhanLevent YükselSertab ErenerTarkan

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Mercan Dede connections

Mercan Dede grew out of Aynur Doğan, shares an orbit with Omar Faruk Tekbilek, Niyaz, Azam Ali and Sezen Aksu. 11 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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