Jono Oud N.Z - 5-31-2011 at 12:04 AM
I have also been enjoying the oud playing of Haig Yazdjian.
Also an underrated player...
He seems to combine the Arabic and Turkish styles, as do many Armenians, Greeks etc...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmiSbePf1sc
Microber - 6-1-2011 at 07:31 AM
Very good idea, Jono, to point out 'other' oud players.
I like Haig Yazdjian very much too.
He has a fantastic sound. I think it is due to his right hand technique that I find particularly [in french] délicat et
précis
Robert
Ararat66 - 6-1-2011 at 10:43 AM
I really like Haig Yazdjian's playing, lyrical, poetic and wonderful tone. I also like the way he embodies different styles ... probably by being an
Armenian born in Syria now living in Greece has brought this about.
Not much youtube stuff but the vids of him playing Dimitris Rapakousios' ouds are really nice.
Leon
Jono Oud N.Z - 6-1-2011 at 01:57 PM
I agree with both the comments.
He is an excellent player.
At the moment I am researching music from the Ottoman Empire, looking at Turkey, Greece, the Balkans and the Eastern Arab countries.
It seems that under the Ottomans, a court ensemble would usually be very multicultural. For example there might be an Egyptian riqq player, Armenian
oudist, Persian nay player, Greek Kemence player, Iraqi santur player, Kurdish qanun player, Jewish Tanbur player and a Turkish singer. The Gypsy
styles also reflect the older intonation and are again in between Turkish and Arabic, even still reflecting some Persian roots.
I believe this music is a multicultural phenomenon,not unlike Jazz.