Mustafa Dogan Dikmen
(voice, ney, percussion)

was born in Ankara (Turkey).
Between 1975 and 1978 he played percussion with the Turkish Radio & Television Corporation, Ankara.
From 1979 to 1983 he studied at Istanbul State Conservatory. 1982 he became a vocal soloist at
Turkish Radio & Television, Istanbul.
At this time he also took lessons with the great masters
of Ottoman classical and religious music, Alaeddin Yavasça and Hafiz Kani Karaca. He also took ney (reed flute) lessons
with Niyazi Sayin.
He is teaching at different conservatories in Turkey,
has his own regular radio show and frequent broadcasts as a soloist and choir director with
Turkish Radio & Television Corporation.
Dogan Dikmen is a member of Sarband since 1989.
Since then, he performed hundreds of concerts with the group and recorded more than a dozen CDs.

„Mustafa Dogan Dikmen enchants the audience with his vocal art.” Noreen Hirschfeld, Göttinger Tageblatt, 23.09.2010

"Mustafa Dogan Dikmen,
whose vigorous voice filled the nave effortlessly
with a variety of peculiarly Oriental guttural sounds.
Warm and haunting sounded the Quran suras
about Mary and the birth of Jesus. ...
At the end, the audience remained in almost reverent awe,
which then erupted into persistent applause for the musicians.”
Hans-Dieter Speck, Mitteldeutsche Zeitung (Germany), 20.06.2010

„Especially Mustafa Dogan Dikmen with his warm, powerful
and intense voice caused frissons of pleasure.“
Susanne Dietz, Maintal Tagesanzeiger, 18.07.2005

"The force with which their vocalist,
Mustafa Dogan Dikmen, presented Ufki's settings
was nothing short of astounding."
Tweedy Flanagan, Happenings in the Humanities, Fall/Winter 2005-06

"Dogan Dikmen: a sage in every respect."
Clemens Anton Klug, Kleine Zeitung, 21.03. 2005