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Omar Abbad

oudistcamp - 6-6-2012 at 01:42 AM

Taqsim Hijaz:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnTmBmUhpho

Taqsim Bayati:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mo1saFQrWTQ

Original compositions:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--oS__7EsSU&feature=relmfu
http://youtu.be/VwG1c1Xak6U

David Parfitt - 6-7-2012 at 03:36 AM

Fantastic stuff!! Can you tell us any more about Omar Abbad?

Best wishes

David

oudistcamp - 6-7-2012 at 07:13 AM

Omar was invited as guest director of the Arab Music Ensemble (ASWAT) in the San Francisco Bay Area.
We just had a concert on June 3, last weekend. He will leave for Jordan soon.

I met him 2 weeks ago and am doing
intensive with him on techniques, maqam study and taqaseem.

He has an amazing teaching method, and has written 6 books from beginner to master level.
He teaches at the Jordan Academy of Music.

Below are links that may tell you more. However, the credentials on the Jordan Academy of Music website is outdated.

http://www.facebook.com/omar.abbad.37
http://zawaya.org/site/
http://www.jam.edu.jo/Gui/Faculity_Staff.aspx

David Parfitt - 6-7-2012 at 08:16 AM

Many thanks for the info! Was he born in Jordan then?

All the best

David

oudistcamp - 6-7-2012 at 09:18 AM

He was originally from Palestine.....

David Parfitt - 6-7-2012 at 12:15 PM

Thanks, I did wonder about that.

All the best

David