Early History

Majnoon is a founded by 2 passionate souls; Dj Khaikhan and Can Bener.

Back in days, the duo’s production talent has been even rewarded with diamond record award. Khaikhan started his DJ’ing carrer in late 80’s and Can started his productions by early 2000’s. Since then they have been named among the legendary Dj/Producers in Istanbul and pioneers in downtempo, spiritual electronic music production. They have featured in numerous compilations, played in many iconic clubs in Istanbul and many international destinations.

After the success of Radio Istanbul, the duo started featuring live musicians playing authentic local instruments in their DJ performances. The idea developed, created a community itself, and so ‘‘Majnoon’’ has come to life by 2017. They named their musical rituals as #EthnicUniverse which eventually became a base for the followers of this genre.

Definition of “Majnoon”

Arabic origins, other dialects pronounce it magnoon, it literally means “crazy” as in mentally ill, but has been extended in the vernacular to include something that’s crazy or unbelievable. In Arabic language, Layla name means “night,” and is thought to mean “one who works by night” or “worker of the dark.” This is an apparent allusion to the fact that the romance of the star-crossed lovers was hidden and kept secret. In the Arabic language, the word Majnun means “a crazy person.”