Fool's Progress |
The oud playing is coming along. I'm feeling more confident after Ishtar kindly let me sit in with them at the last Jalsah. I can only go so with the theory in my current situation of being the only o...
Posted by on Wed, 01 Apr 2009 03:42:00 GMT |
Rast Never Sleeps |
Continuing to explore the maqamat...still having trouble with the "C" ones, Rast, Nahawand, for some reason. It hit me this morning that Rast is like the main horn riff in the Ohio Player's "Love Roll...
Posted by on Sat, 07 Mar 2009 08:48:00 GMT |
MAQAM THEATER |
I've been recording some short oud pieces and playing around with them in imovie. Here are some of the results.Candlelight TaqsimCandlelight Taqsim IICandlelight Taqsim IIINahawandNahawand Redux
Posted by on Sat, 28 Feb 2009 08:09:00 GMT |
Random Musings |
First off, RIP Lux. Thanks for the great memories and for your music. A true American genius in size 14 red stilettos. Relatedly, I assigned my guitar student, C, to immerse herself in The Cramps "Gra...
Posted by on Tue, 10 Feb 2009 03:23:00 GMT |
Another fine mess... |
I was reminded of the old Laurel and Hardy line "That's another fine mess you've gotten us into" when I found out over the weekend that there is no one else in the Greater Pittsburgh area that plays t...
Posted by on Mon, 02 Feb 2009 15:56:00 GMT |
Rast Week |
I got behind in practicing last week, as I've begun building oud #2. I need to find a way to balance my "spare" time. Anyway, last week was RAST week. I'm continuing to work on this maqam as well...
Posted by on Thu, 29 Jan 2009 04:50:00 GMT |
MMoJ in DC |
Yahoo! The Master Musicians of Joujouka (Bachir Attar's group) will be in DC at the Kennedy Center on Feb. 25! I'm so there. I've been waiting for this opportunity for a long time and it can't come ...
Posted by on Sun, 18 Jan 2009 10:52:00 GMT |
Bayati Week |
I've been working on Maqam Bayati this week while the oud continues to settle in. I had to tweak the action a bit and am going to switch string brands. I've been doing Garageband recording nearly e...
Posted by on Sun, 11 Jan 2009 07:04:00 GMT |
OUD TEST |
I just put up a video called "Oud Test Pt. 1" on the page. The instrument was completed on New Years Eve and I decided to film the test drive just for the hell of it, despite some tuning issues and no...
Posted by on Sun, 04 Jan 2009 19:22:00 GMT |
Baby Doll Loop |
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfMyJr0kyZM
Ms. S and I recently attended the Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Festa in Lowellville, OH. The "Baby Doll Dance" is the highlight of the festivities. The Ba...
Posted by on Sun, 03 Aug 2008 11:17:00 GMT |
