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discussion post on Fri, May 16, 2008 - 12:13 AM
david
Can you guess what I am obsessed with?
loop.pool,
!Turkish Style!,
All That Saz,
Arabian Love Poems,
Arabic Musicians,
Armenian Music,
Belly Dance Legacy,
Belly Dance Video Clips,
Bellydance Feedback,
Brainy Belly Dancers,
Cumbus,
Drum Instructors,
Dumbek Fever,
Fans of Glen Velez,
Fans of Souhail Kaspar,
Frame Drummers,
Istanbul ,Pearl Of The Orient,
kanun , qanun , kanoun , qanoon,
Middle East Music and Dance,
Middle Eastern Music,
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Seldom is it asked, "Who is I ?"Location
about me
Now residing in Istanbul, I am a Middle Eastern music student, promoter, instructor and overall enthusiast. Study Turkish and Arabic percussion, mainly darbuka / tablah, but have a strong interest in many Mid East Instruments. Currently specifically interested in the Turkish Romany (gypsy) and sanat (classical) musical styles of Turkey. Through my company dhavir productions, I have produced many Mid East shows and workshops in Portland, Oregon since 2001 featuring some of America's greatest Mid East musicians and dancers. At the moment, working on an audio/photo documentary about master musicians of traditional music in Istanbul with lots of great pics of life around the city. I operate a newsletter for Middle Eastern music and dance events, shows and classes in Portland and the Pacific NW so let me know if you'd like to subscribe. Website: www.dhavir.com
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Well after some prodding by a couple folks, here are some shots from a few decades ago.... all in the glorious suburbs of Cleveland, Ohio. Just go to my photos. I don't really know what to say... enjoy.
Fri, March 21, 2008 - 6:42 AM
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hello all. many people keep asking for another life update blog thing and well i don't like to write very much but i have started working on it. so i just thought i'd let you know this exciting bit of info and give you a brief breakdown of the future installment which will include exotic tales of exotic people in the exotic near eastern city of istanbul.. or things like: learning and practicing and playing, current furniture fashion trends, drinking tea, drinking raki, moving, doctors and ho...
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Wed, March 19, 2008 - 2:36 AM
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Well every 2 months or so I go for a haircut. Everytime I go i ask them, as best as I can, to keep it simple and just give me a basic cut. I try to tell them I don't like hairspray, gel, blowdrying me for 15 minutes, etc., but I really think they cannot possibly fathom the thought of letting someone leave their shop without a kilo or 2 of stuff on their head.
Mon, October 15, 2007 - 2:21 AM
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So here I am modeling my last hairdo. This one wasn't too bad, I kept myself out of the shower just long enough to snap some shots. ... read more 
david and delpha: our little istanbul life.
Wed, October 3, 2007 - 8:06 AM
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episode 1 - the Arrival may, 30th, 2006 after a month staying with our gracious turkish friend canan, we found this great house, yes, a real 60 year old house with a big yard and garden. quite a rare and secluded little refuge from the concrete jungle of istanbul! and its really cheap. 2 bedrooms, living room, parlor and kithen and bath. it's just us upstairs and our new american friend, bob beer, in the downstairs unit so we have a lot of pr... read more
Did *I* say *that* ?!?!
Re: Karşılama Anybody? ("Roman Havası Anybody?" part 2)
(in !Turkish Style!)
astrid, many foreigners do not pronounce the undotted 'i'. but it should be pronounced like yasemin says, with 4 syllables: karş ı la ma
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Re: Roman Havasi anybody?
(in !Turkish Style!)
hi, just thought i had a tad to offer on a couple of the questions above about OFT and JB.
omar faruk tekbilek is from southern turkey near syria. he is not roman. one parent was turkish, the other arabic, so was exposed to both cultures music.... read more discussion post on Wed, May 14, 2008 - 10:46 PM
Karşılama Anybody?
(in Turkish Music)
I noticed more than a couple responses to the threads about 9/8's. So here is my effort to add fuel to the fire.... ; )
Last year I asked the opinions of many different people about the meaning of the Turkish word karşılama. I got around 20 re... read more discussion post on Wed, May 14, 2008 - 5:45 AM
Karşılama Anybody? ("Roman Havası Anybody?" part 2)
(in !Turkish Style!)
I noticed more than a couple responses to the threads about 9/8's. So here is my effort to add fuel to the fire.... ; )
Last year I asked the opinions of many different people about the meaning of the Turkish word karşılama. I got around 20 res... read more discussion post on Wed, May 14, 2008 - 5:42 AM
reyhan
(in !Turkish Style!)
here are some threads on reyhan....
tribes.tribe.net/turkishst...e237e8844a tribes.tribe.net/turkishst...3eddf94591 discussion post on Mon, May 12, 2008 - 5:43 AM
Re: Roman Havasi anybody?
(in !Turkish Style!)
REYHAN TUZSUZ, thats' who she's talking about! ; )
Hi J! discussion post on Fri, May 9, 2008 - 2:20 PM
Re: Johnny Sarweh
(in kanun , qanun , kanoun , qanoon)
a low level but decent Turkish kanun that one can 'grow into' is about $1000 in Turkey. so if this gentlemans instruments are good, it's a totally fair price. of course a huge amount of work goes into these. and kanuns are still very cheap compare...
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discussion post on Fri, May 9, 2008 - 2:15 PM
Re: Musicality
(in Frame Drummers)
SOMEbody here needs more deep breaths, yoga, patchouli and pot !
discussion post on Wed, May 7, 2008 - 2:11 PM
Re: Roman Hidirellez Festival
(in Middle Eastern Percussion)
i am afraid there is no way to stop it, my friends. of course when there is a lot of money at stake, for some, people do not matter. all we can do now is acknowledge and learn about their culture and preserve it by supporting them however we can, ...
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discussion post on Tue, May 6, 2008 - 12:40 PM
Re: just a little exercise
(in Middle Eastern Percussion)
yes sir!
L1 R1 L3 L1 ---- R3 L3 L1 R1 ----- R3 L3 L1 R1 ----- L3 R3 L1 L3 : ) discussion post on Tue, May 6, 2008 - 1:00 AM
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