Tag Archives: Middle Eastern Traditions

b. Warda Flouki, c.1939, Paris, France. The child of the Lebanese mom and an Algerian dad, Warda was raised in Paris’ Quartier Latin where her dad possessed Le TAM TAM, a nightclub focusing on Arabic music. From child years Warda sang in the club, due to which, at age 14, …

The band Davka includes Adam Levenson (doumbek, zarb), Daniel Hoffman (violin), and Moses Sedler (cello). Structured away from California’s Bay Region, the group mixes traditional Jewish melodies with Middle Eastern rhythms; jazz improvisation with traditional technique. Davka performed frequently in their house section of Berkeley and SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA, …

Acquiring their name from the Somalian term for morning, Waaberi offers helped usher in a fresh era of traditional Somalian music. Made up of previous users of Somalia’s Country wide Theatre, which flourished prior to the civil battle, the group offers continuing to explore the musical customs of its homeland. …

Respectfully referred to as “the voice from the mocking bird” and “the Moroccan nightingale,” Emil Zrihan has taken the musical traditions of Morocco to Israel. Associated with oud, violin, kanoun, and darbouka, Zrihan provides utilized his multi-octave countertenor vocals to inject new lease of life into a wealthy combination of …

Chaba Fadela (given birth to: Fadela Zalmat) was among the 1st stars of the present day Rai period in Algeria. By merging traditional western rhythms and digital technology towards the outspoken, protest-minded, lyricism of Rai, Fadela drawn international attention within the past due-1970s and early-80s. Her solitary, “Ana Ma H’Lali …

Ebi (Ebrahim Hamedi) was created in 1949 in Tehran. In his early lifestyle he plus some of his close friends founded a music group known as Sun Guys. They performed several old Iranian music for audiences. Departing Sun Guys was simultaneous along with his acquaintance to Shahram and Sahbal Shabpare. …

The acknowledged master from the Armenian reed instrument referred to as the duduk, Djivan Gasparayan was created just beyond the country’s capital city of Yerevan, first picking right up the instrument at age six. After signing up for the Tatool Altounian Country wide Tune and Dance Outfit in 1948, his …

The ancient music of the center East has been given today’s twist by Iraq-born and Paris-based oud (lute) and oboe player and vocalist Fawzy Al-Aiedy. Affectionately referred to as the “Sultan of golf swing,” Al-Aiedy is constantly on the bridge the original music from the East as well as the …

Fairuz is an amazingly popular Lebanese musician that has were able to sustain Lebanese cultural motifs and dreams while mixing her shows with sounds seeing that diverse seeing that Mozart and Latin American rhumbas, flamenco, and Balkan folk music. Fairuz, who’s Christian, has documented both hymns and pro-Palestinian music.

Begun by Yossi Great (an Israeli bassist who all is a program participant since he was 16 and that has collaborated with David Bowie and Me’Shell NdegéOcello, amongst others) and Nana Dadzie (a prince from the Fante tribe in Ghana who all founded Susuma, a well-known African drumming and dance …