Samai Bayat by Ibrahim Al Eryan

great improvement dear Friend
It's like yesterday when you showed me the scores and told me that you want to play this samai....you nailed it in a short term showing perseverance and hard work
bravo again

Well done my friend!
was this your first time playing in front of strangers on a stage? As Souheil said it, you nailed it

I remember the first few times I played in an arabic restaurant setting... the hardest part is that people's mentality has changed and they no longer pay attention to the music or musicians. They talk loudly (scream at each other across the table) and they are rude.

When I have kids and they start talking at the table when there is a musical piece like this it wont be pretty
Skot Ouleh!


Btw: Souheil, are you back in Montreal now?

yes...back home..home sweet home
left Adel playing oud alone but it seems he's doing great

katakofka,

Many thanks for your guidance, support and encouragement to perform. I can't thank you enough for you patience and all that you've done for me. One day I hope to have one tenth of your talent. Hope you're enjoying the warm weather while it lasts.

Samir,

"skot ya-walla" is a flashback to my childhood..lol This is the second time for me to play for a large audience. I've played informally before to a small audience at Mosaic Cafe and for several weeks in a band where my oud was drowned out except for the occasional taqasim inbetween songs... (no pressure). For this show, they had only half hour to eat before part two of the dance show so their attention was divided which is a good thing because I'm still polishing Samai Bati. Earlier in the show, I played for a dancer and did several other pieces which I hesitate to post because I don't want to over do it on this forum.

Ya bakhtak! You get to hang with Souheil... I predict a duo recording of some type. I also predict your children to have amazing musical talent... you heard it hear first!

If you are still reading...lol do you mind if I ask what is your usual repertoire when you perform? do you plan before hand or do you play as per the mood of the galsa?


Mrkmni,

You are right. This is the second time for our group to play together and there was a flutest not apparent in the video. we never practiced this piece and before I recited it, I played the taslim twice and asked the percusionists to play a rythm. I'm aware that it requires Samai Thakil 10/8. I felt that this would be OK for the "Western" audience till our group gets to learn more about Arabic musical form. It was a great opportunity to practice the Samai and get some type of recording for feedback of my performance with percussion and at the same time have an appreciative audience. I believe this method of learning and improving is called "da3k" in Arabic...lol Thanks for watching

I admire you for keeping the music flowing despite the really noisy environment. True, the percussion is not not Samai Thakil, but the music is really nice to listen to

Quote: Originally posted by Mascun

I admire you for keeping the music flowing despite the really noisy environment. True, the percussion is not not Samai Thakil, but the music is really nice to listen to