discussion post on Wed, November 11, 2009 - 1:02 AM
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I have been drumming for the last twenty years, I play the Derbakki , Riqq and Deff (Arabic traditional style).
I teach and perform in different places and I like to share my knowledge with everybody.
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Re: Issam Houshan signeture Riqq
(in Middle Eastern Percussion)
Thank you Alissa. I totally understand. You are very thoughtful and I appreciate that.
Re: Issam Houshan signeture Riqq
(in Middle Eastern Percussion)
Isfahan,
I appreciate your thoughts and I respect what you are saying. For me it was first, getting a quality Riqq to play it . Second, The person who did this project did put his heart to doing this by traveling to Syria and having different ... read more discussion post on Wed, November 11, 2009 - 12:14 AM
Re: Issam Houshan signeture Riqq
(in Middle Eastern Percussion)
I talked to Issam today and he is in the process of finding out what is going on with Riqq. He is not happy with what is going on. He will be in contact with the people of G. E. F. and hopefully resolve the matter.
discussion post on Tue, November 10, 2009 - 5:42 PM
Re: Issam Houshan signeture Riqq
(in Middle Eastern Percussion)
I am really stock by the similarities between the Issam Riqq and Gawharat El Fen Riqq. They even have the small piece of metal on the frame just like Issam's (the piece that has his name on it).
I wonder, did Gawharat El Fan design their Riqq in ... read more discussion post on Mon, November 9, 2009 - 5:06 PM
Re: Lexicon commentary
(in Middle Eastern Percussion)
Thanks Jerry.
I hope by next year, if things don't go to chaos, I will be starting to push for doing that and I totally appreciate the help and the involvement. I believe that in this country we are doing things about traditional music that othe... read more discussion post on Tue, October 20, 2009 - 2:20 PM
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Sat, December 27, 2008 - 1:31 AM
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I wanted to share this video with. I was fortunate to meet this drummer in the desert in southern Tunis in a town called Duze. He plays the traditional style of drumming which is a cross over between Arabic and African. He really demonstrated some of the beauty of playing the Darabuka between the legs. He will start playing the Darabuka at the 4 minutes mark. I hope you like it and may be it would break some of the hard feeling about playing the Darabuka between the legs :-... read more
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Wed, February 6, 2008 - 4:02 PM
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I had a question on my mind, I answered it for my self, but I was hoping to know other peoples opinion. Is realizing same as understanding? does understanding come before realizing or the opposites? is there any thing at all like that, meaning realization and understanding?. Thank you for your response Faisal
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Sat, March 11, 2006 - 11:32 AM
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I was hoping I might get some help finding any video recodring of any Afghanstani drummers playing the (Zarb Ghali) drum,the one looks like the persian Zarb. I have an audio recording of late ustad MALANG and it's from 1974.I was hoping there would be other Afghani drummers out there or any video recordings that you might know of. I play Arabic classical style of Derbakki( the two main styles, two fingers or double on the ring of the left hand)- Riqq and Frame drum. and le... read more
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