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Gilded
Serpent presents...
Musical Instrument Tour
Footage captured at the Mendocino
Music Camp in August 2008
Comings
soon:
Paul
Ohenasian on Oud, Rowan Storm on Frame Drum,
Murat Tekbilek on Darbuka, Ergun Tamer on
Saz and Kanoun,
Samira Tamer demonstrates finger
snapping, Daoud David Hermon on Baglama,
Tina Chancey on a medieval violin, Miles
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posted
June 24, 2009
Fattah Abbou
play and demonstrates the Ribab or Anzad
Fattah Abbou of Santa Cruz, shows us his musical instrument
called the Ribab or Anzad. Also included is a clip of Fattah
playing the music of the Tamazight from Morocco on his instrument
and singing in the style from his home of birth high in the
Atlas Mountains. This video was filmed with permission at the
Kosmos Camp held in June 2009 near Guernville, California.
For more about Kosmos Camp please visit kosmoscamp.com
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3-17-09
Sahba
Motallebi plays and demonstrates the Tar and Setar
Sahba is from Iran and
has been living in Los Angeles for the last 3 years. She
shows us her two instruments, the Tar and Setar. We see the
front and back of the instruments and the moveable frets
and pegs. She plays the instruments for us as well. Also
included is footage of Sahba on stage performing with Bahram
Osqueezadeh on the Persian Santur and Rowan
Storm on the
frame drum. Sahba also has CDs available
on her website www.sahbamotallebi.com
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Posted
1-31-09
Bahram Osqueezadeh
plays and demonstrates the Persian Santur
Footage captured in August 2008, at the Mendocino Woodlands,
Middle Eastern Music and Dance Camp.
Bahram play for us and talks about his intrument.
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Posted
11-11-08
Omar Faruk Tekbilek demonstrates
the Ney
Omar Faruk Tekbilek,
originally from Turkey, teaches and demonstrates the
ney and zurna. Also incuded
are short performance clips of Omar with the instruments
and band members.
Omar starts by telling us the story
of a holy man being taken to heaven on a holy horse or
"burak". He relates this to being taken out
of our daily lives by playing
music
on our instruments- "I have so many horses!" he
says of all his instruments. He tells us about the different
tunings and ranges of the different neys he has. He also
tells how he made
his own. In addition, Omar shows us a zurna or mizmar
and the double reed that it uses.
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Posted
9-24-08
Souren Baronion demonstrate his Musical Instruments
-Part 1
Kuval, Dudook, G (or Sol) Clarinet, Soprano Sax and Riq
or Tamborine
included also are snipits from performances
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9-24-08
Souren Baronion demonstrate his Musical Instruments
-Part 2
Kuval, Dudook, G (or Sol) Clarinet,
Soprano Sax and Riq or Tamborine
included also are snipits from performances
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