East meets West
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Hearing the Quarter-Tones
"The awkwardness grew even more when I played simple kids songs they know, and put
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From the teachings of Prof. Dalia Cohen
It has been a long time since I wrote here, and many good things happened
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Who’s afraid of Oum Kulthum?
Or: Thoughts about encountering Middle Eastern music When we discuss the double bass in Middle
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Arabic Music and the Audience
Traditional Arabic music includes a unique and inseparable connection between the performer and the audience.
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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