Archives 2000-2005
Nyon, Switzerland
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Venue: Asie - Village du Monde, Dome Stage
Time: 22:00
Web: www.paleo.ch
Musicians:
Mercan Dede - ney, bendir, vocal, turntables, elecrtonic sounds
Göksel Baktagir - kanun (zither)
Aykut Sütoglue - clarinet, trumpet
Hüseyin Ceylan - percussion
Memduh Akatay - percussion (darbuka, talking drum, djamba, dajon)
Dancers:
Mira - Dervish inspirational dance
Tour management and coordination in Switzerland: Yann Aubert Agency
Show booking: Yann Aubert Agency
Production & Management of "Mercan Dede Secret Tribe" (until 2007): Pozitif Productions
Chiasso, Switzerland
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Venue: Piazza Cittadina
Time: Starting time to be announced
Web: www.festate.ch
Musicians:
Mercan Dede - ney, bendir, vocal, turntables, elecrtonic sounds
Göksel Baktagir - kanun (zither)
Aykut Sütoglue - clarinet, trumpet
Hüseyin Ceylan - percussion
Memduh Akatay - percussion (darbuka, talking drum, djamba, dajon)
Dancers:
Mira - Dervish inspirational dance
Tour management and coordination in Switzerland: Yann Aubert Agency
Show booking: Yann Aubert Agency
Production & Management of "Mercan Dede Secret Tribe" (until 2007): Pozitif Productions
Chateau Arnoux, France
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Venue: Anciene Eglise du Village Chateau Arnoux
Time: 20:00
Web: www.france-escapade.net
Musicians:
Mercan Dede - ney, bendir, vocal, turntables, elecrtonic sounds
Göksel Baktagir - kanun (zither)
Serkan Çalgi - clarinet
Mehmet Akatay - percussion (darbuka, talking drum, djamba, dajon)
Dancers:
Mira - Dervish inspirational dance
Tour management: Yann Aubert Agency
Show booking: Azimuth Productions
Production & Management of "Mercan Dede Secret Tribe" (until 2007): Pozitif Productions
Paris, France
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The London "Designer of the Year", Hussein Chalayan has engaged Mercan Dede to create the music for his fashion show in Paris.
Venue: BETC EURO RSCG
85/87 rue du Faubourg Saint-Martin, Paris 10e, France
Time: 20:30
Musicians:
Mercan Dede - ney, bendir, vocal, turntables, elecrtonic sounds
Göksel Baktagir - kanun (zither)
Serkan Çalgi - clarinet
Mehmet Akatay - percussion (darbuka, talking drum, djamba, dajon)
Tour management: Yann Aubert Agency
Production & Management of "Mercan Dede Secret Tribe" (until 2007): Pozitif Productions
8 Oct 2003Mercan Dede / Secret Tribe & DJ Arkin Allen
The Festival d'Ile de France "Factory: jazz and electronic music"
Paris /la Vilette, France
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Venue: Trabendo
Time: 20:00
Program:
Dhafer Youssef «Digital Profecy» (Tun/Nor);
Mercan Dede (Tur);
Dj Arkin Allen (Mercan Dede) vs Dj Naab (Fr)
Musicians:
Mercan Dede - ney, bendir, vocal, turntables, elecrtonic sounds
Göksel Baktagir - kanun (zither)
Serkan Çalgi - clarinet
Mehmet Akatay - percussion (darbuka, talking drum, djamba, dajon)
Dancers:
Mira - Dervish inspirational dance
Tour management: Yann Aubert Agency
Show booking: Azimuth Productions
Production & Management of "Mercan Dede Secret Tribe" (until 2007): Pozitif Productions
Paris, France
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Venue: to be announced
Time: to be announced
Web: www.cite-musique.fr
Musicians:
Mercan Dede - ney, bendir, vocal, turntables, elecrtonic sounds
Göksel Baktagir - kanun (zither)
Serkan Çalgi - clarinet
Mehmet Akatay - percussion (darbuka, talking drum, djamba, dajon)
Dancers:
Mira - Dervish inspirational dance
Tour management: Yann Aubert Agency
Show booking: Azimuth Productions
Production & Management of "Mercan Dede Secret Tribe" (until 2007): Pozitif Productions
Mons, Belgium
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Venue: to be announced
Time: to be announced
Web: www.lamediatheque.be
Musicians:
Mercan Dede - ney, bendir, vocal, turntables, elecrtonic sounds
Göksel Baktagir - kanun (zither)
Serkan Çalgi - clarinet
Mehmet Akatay - percussion (darbuka, talking drum, djamba, dajon)
Dancers:
Mira - Dervish inspirational dance
Tour management: Yann Aubert Agency
Show booking: Azimuth Productions
Production & Management of "Mercan Dede Secret Tribe" (until 2007): Pozitif Productions
Zurich, Switzerland
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Venue: Moods im schiffbau
Time: 20:30 (doors open at 19:30)
Web: www.moods.ch
Musicians:
Mercan Dede - ney, bendir, vocal, turntables, elecrtonic sounds
Göksel Baktagir - kanun (zither)
Serkan Çalgi - clarinet
Mehmet Akatay - percussion (darbuka, talking drum, djamba, dajon)
Dancers:
Mira - Dervish inspirational dance
Tour management and coordination in Switzerland: Yann Aubert Agency
Show booking: Yann Aubert Agency
Production & Management of "Mercan Dede Secret Tribe" (until 2007): Pozitif Productions
Berlin, Germany
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Musicians:
Mercan Dede - ney, bendir, vocal, turntables, elecrtonic sounds
Göksel Baktagir - kanun (zither)
Serkan Çalgi - clarinet
Mehmet Akatay - percussion (darbuka, talking drum, djamba, dajon)
Cengiz Baysal: drums, timbales
Dancers:
Mira - Dervish inspirational dance
Tour management: Yann Aubert Agency
Show booking: Azimuth Productions
Production & Management of "Mercan Dede Secret Tribe" (until 2007): Pozitif Productions
London, UK
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Venue: Queen Elizabeth Hall
Time: 19:45
Web: www.rfh.org.uk/rhythmsticks/
Musicians:
Mercan Dede - ney, bendir, vocal, turntables, elecrtonic sounds
Göksel Baktagir - kanun (zither)
Serkan Çalgi - clarinet
Mehmet Akatay - percussion (darbuka, talking drum, djamba, dajon)
Cengiz Baysal: drums, timbales
Dancers:
Mira - Dervish inspirational dance
Tour management: Yann Aubert Agency
Show booking: Azimuth Productions
Production & Management of "Mercan Dede Secret Tribe" (until 2007): Pozitif Productions
Gent, Belgium
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Venue: Rond St. Jacobs (Baudelopark)
Time: -
Musicians:
Mercan Dede - ney, bendir, vocal, turntables, elecrtonic sounds
Göksel Baktagir - kanun (zither)
Serkan Çalgi - clarinet
Mehmet Akatay - percussion (darbuka, talking drum, djamba, dajon)
Cengiz Baysal: drums, timbales
Dancers:
Mira - Dervish inspirational dance
Tour management: Yann Aubert Agency
Show booking: Azimuth Productions
Production & Management of "Mercan Dede Secret Tribe" (until 2007): Pozitif Productions
Vienne, France (near Lyon)
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Venue: Queen Elizabeth Hall
Time: 19:45
Web: www.jazzavienne.com
Special Guest Musician: Mich Gerber - double bass
Musicians:
Mercan Dede - ney, bendir, vocal, turntables, elecrtonic sounds
Göksel Baktagir - kanun (zither)
Serkan Çalgi - clarinet
Mehmet Akatay - percussion (darbuka, talking drum, djamba, dajon)
Cengiz Baysal: drums, timbales
Dancers:
Mira - Dervish inspirational dance
Ziya Azazi - Dervish inspirational dance
Aziz Abbatiello - Dervish inspirational dance
Tour management: Yann Aubert Agency
Show booking: Azimuth Productions
Production & Management of "Mercan Dede Secret Tribe" (until 2007): Pozitif Productions
Montreux, Switzerland
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Venue: Miles Davis Hall
Time: 21:00
Web: www.montreuxjazz.com
On the day of the show Mercan Dede will also give a master class workshop "The Secrets of the Modern Dervish".
Special Guest Musician: Mich Gerber - double bass
Musicians:
Mercan Dede - ney, bendir, vocal, turntables, elecrtonic sounds
Göksel Baktagir - kanun (zither)
Serkan Çalgi - clarinet
Mehmet Akatay - percussion (darbuka, talking drum, djamba, dajon)
Cengiz Baysal: drums, timbales
Dancers:
Mira - Dervish inspirational dance
Tour management and coordination in Switzerland: Yann Aubert Agency
Show booking: Yann Aubert Agency
Production & Management of "Mercan Dede Secret Tribe" (until 2007): Pozitif Productions
Mulhouse, France
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Musicians:
Mercan Dede - ney, bendir, vocal, turntables, elecrtonic sounds
Göksel Baktagir - kanun (zither)
Serkan Çalgi - clarinet
Mehmet Akatay - percussion (darbuka, talking drum, djamba, dajon)
Cengiz Baysal: drums, timbales
Dancers:
Mira - Dervish inspirational dance
Tour management: Yann Aubert Agency
Show booking: Azimuth Productions
Production & Management of "Mercan Dede Secret Tribe" (until 2007): Pozitif Productions
Stuttgart, Germany (Marktplatz)
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Venue: Marktplatz - Stuttgart, Germany
Time:16:00-23:00 (Mercan Dede is the final band)
Web: www.forum-der-kulturen.de/sommerfestival.html
Musicians:
Mercan Dede - ney, bendir, vocal, turntables, elecrtonic sounds
Göksel Baktagir - kanun (zither)
Serkan Çalgi - clarinet
Mehmet Akatay - percussion (darbuka, talking drum, djamba, dajon)
Dancers:
Mira - Dervish inspirational dance
Tour management: Yann Aubert Agency
Show booking: Yann Aubert Agency
Production & Management of "Mercan Dede Secret Tribe" (until 2007): Pozitif Productions
Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Venue: Melkweg - Old Hall
Time: 21:00 - 22:15
Web: www.amsterdamroots.nl
Musicians:
Mercan Dede - ney, bendir, vocal, turntables, elecrtonic sounds
Göksel Baktagir - kanun (zither)
Serkan Çalgi - clarinet
Mehmet Akatay - percussion (darbuka, talking drum, djamba, dajon)
Dancers:
Mira - Dervish inspirational dance
Tour management: Yann Aubert Agency
Show booking: Azimuth Productions
Production & Management of "Mercan Dede Secret Tribe" (until 2007): Pozitif Productions
Nijmegen, Netherlands
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Venue: Club Lux
Time: 22:00
Web: www.lux-nijmegen.nl
Musicians:
Mercan Dede - ney, bendir, vocal, turntables, elecrtonic sounds
Göksel Baktagir - kanun (zither)
Serkan Çalgi - clarinet
Mehmet Akatay - percussion (darbuka, talking drum, djamba, dajon)
Dancers:
Mira - Dervish inspirational dance
Tour management: Yann Aubert Agency
Show booking: Azimuth Productions
Production & Management of "Mercan Dede Secret Tribe" (until 2007): Pozitif Productions
Paris, France
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Venue: -
Time: 21:00
Web: fetedelamusique.culture.fr
Musicians:
Mercan Dede - ney, bendir, vocal, turntables, elecrtonic sounds
Göksel Baktagir - kanun (zither)
Serkan Çalgi - clarinet
Mehmet Akatay - percussion (darbuka, talking drum, djamba, dajon)
Dancers:
Mira - Dervish inspirational dance
Tour management: Yann Aubert Agency
Show booking: Azimuth Productions
Production & Management of "Mercan Dede Secret Tribe" (until 2007): Pozitif Productions
Villeurbanne/Lyon, France
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Musicians:
Mercan Dede - ney, bendir, vocal, turntables, elecrtonic sounds
Göksel Baktagir - kanun (zither)
Serkan Çalgi - clarinet
Mehmet Akatay - percussion (darbuka, talking drum, djamba, dajon)
Dancers:
Mira - Dervish inspirational dance
Tour management: Yann Aubert Agency
Show booking: Azimuth Productions
Production & Management of "Mercan Dede Secret Tribe" (until 2007): Pozitif Productions
Moers, Germany
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Venue: Moers Festival - tent
Time: 19:45
Web: www.moers-festival.com
Musicians:
Mercan Dede - ney, bendir, vocal, turntables, elecrtonic sounds
Göksel Baktagir - kanun (zither)
Serkan Çalgi - clarinet
Mehmet Akatay - percussion (darbuka, talking drum, djamba, dajon)
Cengiz Baysal: drums, timbales
Dancers:
Mira - Dervish inspirational dance
Ziya Azazi - Dervish inspirational dance
Aziz Abbatiello - Dervish inspirational dance
Tour management: Yann Aubert Agency
Show booking: Azimuth Productions
Production & Management of "Mercan Dede Secret Tribe" (until 2007): Pozitif Productions
Geneva, Switzerland
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Venue: L'Usine de Genève
Time: 21:30
The concert is co-organised by:
Ateliers d'ethnomusicologie de Genève (ADEM)
Post Tenebras Rock (PTR)
Association pour l'encouragement de la Musique Improvisée (AMR)
Musicians:
Mercan Dede - ney, bendir, vocal, turntables, elecrtonic sounds
Göksel Baktagir - kanun (zither)
Hüsnü Şenlendirici - clarinet
Mehmet Akatay - percussion (darbuka, talking drum, djamba, dajon)
Scott Russell: drums
Dancers:
Mira - Dervish inspirational dance
Show booking: Yann Aubert Agency
Production & Management of "Mercan Dede Secret Tribe" (until 2007): Pozitif Productions
17-18 Mar 2000When We Fall In Love - A musical evening
Casinorheydt am Kabelwerk
Mönchengladbach/Rheydt, Germany
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Venue: Casinorheyt am Kabelwerk
Time: 20:00
Performers:
Kerstin Brix
Jaqueline Aubert
Musicians:
Georg Nebel
Daniel Neustadt
Mirko Adden
Show booking: Yann Aubert Agency
Production: Yann Aubert Agency
Organization: Yann Aubert Agency for Foto Express Service
Wise Words
"The great French Marshall Lyautey once asked his gardener to plant a tree. The gardener objected that the tree was slow growing and would not reach maturity for 100 years. The Marshall replied, 'In that case, there is no time to lose; plant it this afternoon!"
- John F. Kennedy




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As a federally certified Trainer for Swiss Olympic competitive sports, Yann Aubert has coached for rhe Swiss National Team for Rhythmic Gymnastics and also for the Artistic Gymnastics.