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music CD help!

oudplayer - 7-8-2010 at 06:24 PM

Hey guys
Havnt posted here in a long time and i am back from time to time.

my question is i am looking for music that is mainly Riqq ( Riqq as the main drum) songs but with the oud and other instruemnts..... what are some must have instruemental classical music i must have........

thx sammy

John Erlich - 7-9-2010 at 09:00 AM

Shalom Sammy,

For Arabic classic music with riq as the main (or only) percussion, I recommend Husain Sabsaby's recording, "KHUMASEE AL-MUSEEQA AL-ARABIYA." I purchased my copy (cheap) from Rashid Sales on line. Their web site is (IMHO) extremely user-unfriendly. I suggest phoning them and/or going to their shop in Brooklyn.

There is an image of the CD art and song list at: http://www.oudsabsaby.com/music/sound.htm

I am listening to that CD right now...

Kol tuv,
John

oudplayer - 7-9-2010 at 12:06 PM

thx any other ones john! i am sur eyou have 10000 of them in yr cd library lol

spyblaster - 7-11-2010 at 07:03 AM

hey
Riq is the main percussion in most of Marcel's songs e.g. caress, Jadal n etc

John Erlich - 7-13-2010 at 04:13 PM

Hi Sammy,

A few more:

Samer Totah, “Ghofran”: http://www.samaproduction.com/order.htm

Nidaa Abu Mrad, for example.: http://www.buyarabic.com/storeItem.asp?ic=MUAR001491

Ensemble Morkos: http://www.amazon.com/Cedre-Arabo-Andalusian-Muwashshah-Ensemble-Mo...

Lebanese recordings are often the best bet!

Kol tuv,
John

David.B - 7-14-2010 at 12:29 AM

Quote: Originally posted by John Erlich  
Lebanese recordings are often the best bet!


Hi Sammy,

I'm studying George Abyad's CD "taksims oud" :

http://www.mikeouds.com/audio/real/george_abyad_rast.rm