Arabic Music and the Bass
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CD “Double Bass East” now ready for download
I am happy to tell you that my CD “Double Bass East” is finally digitized
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Double Bass and Orchestra – the Middle Eastern Version
The phenomenon of the Israeli Andalusian orchestras is fascinating. There are at least two big
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The Next Generation
I have written here about the “Mediterranean Musical Dialogue” seminar, and I am happy to
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Hands on Experience
Imagine showing your students a totally different way of playing the bass, that is still
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Eastern Positions for the Double Bass
The “eastern positions” for the double bass are a way to execute the micro tonality,
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Bottesini in Cairo
The traditional Arabic music of our day has definitely evolved partly under the influence of
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The Double Bass and Middle Eastern Music- Introduction
Update: This was the first of a series of posts explaining how the double bass
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Fuad Abbas
Umm Kulthum, “the star of the east”, had enormous influence on the entire Arab world, and