Arabic Music and the Bass

CD “Double Bass East” now ready for download
I am happy to tell you that my CD “Double Bass East” is finally digitized

Double Bass and Orchestra – the Middle Eastern Version
The phenomenon of the Israeli Andalusian orchestras is fascinating. There are at least two big

The Next Generation
I have written here about the “Mediterranean Musical Dialogue” seminar, and I am happy to

Hands on Experience
Imagine showing your students a totally different way of playing the bass, that is still

Eastern Positions for the Double Bass
The “eastern positions” for the double bass are a way to execute the micro tonality,

Bottesini in Cairo
The traditional Arabic music of our day has definitely evolved partly under the influence of

The Double Bass and Middle Eastern Music- Introduction
Update: This was the first of a series of posts explaining how the double bass

Fuad Abbas
Umm Kulthum, “the star of the east”, had enormous influence on the entire Arab world, and