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Simon shaheen playing live.

geokal - 11-18-2015 at 10:45 AM

This week i'm transcriptioning my favorite oud player simon shaheen.
Here is a link for those who like simon.This is a video i cut from an interview.
It's for those who wants to study closer his style.

I don't know if its legal to upload it here .If its not please delete this post.
By the way if someone knows what simon is playing here please give some information.
I cut a second video also for my personal transcription which i will upload here if there is interest.

Thank you.

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/74521464/semonshaheen1.avi?dl=1

Jody Stecher - 11-18-2015 at 10:59 AM

thank you for posting this. My Mac computer could not open the avi file, so legal or not, I can't access it.
Quote: Originally posted by geokal  
This week i'm transcriptioning my favorite oud player simon shahhen.
Here is a link for those who like simon.This is a video i cut from an interview.
It's for those who wants to study closer his style.

I don't know if its legal to upload it here .If its not please delete this post.
By the way if someone knows what simon is playing here please give some information.
I cut a second video also for my personal transcription which i will upload here if there is interest.

Thank you.

[url]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/74521464/semonshaheen1.avi?dl=1
[/url]

geokal - 11-18-2015 at 11:04 AM

I use linux and firefox with no problems.
Maybe if you try with an open source browser you will manage to download it.

Thank you for your time.

ameer - 11-18-2015 at 12:00 PM

This clip can be found at 37:28 in the original interview here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrLi7k8m9og

geokal - 11-18-2015 at 12:08 PM

Yes you are right.I told it was cut from an interview and it is for those who want to study what he plays and not to watch the whole interview.After all it's easier to handle a small video in a transcription program than a huge file.

Thank you.

Brian Prunka - 11-18-2015 at 01:55 PM

This is Simon's composition, Sama‘i Nahawand

majnuunNavid - 11-18-2015 at 03:23 PM

He is playing a Samai in Busalik or Nahawand on "A" maqam. I'm not familiar with this Samai, maybe it is his original?

Jody Stecher - 11-18-2015 at 05:46 PM

Quote: Originally posted by majnuunNavid  
He is playing a Samai in Busalik or Nahawand on "A" maqam. I'm not familiar with this Samai, maybe it is his original?


yes, his original, but on D, not A. Here's the whole composition including the khana in sevens

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gv6CnxngX2Q

majnuunNavid - 11-18-2015 at 07:28 PM

Quote: Originally posted by Jody Stecher  
Quote: Originally posted by majnuunNavid  
He is playing a Samai in Busalik or Nahawand on "A" maqam. I'm not familiar with this Samai, maybe it is his original?


yes, his original, but on D, not A. Here's the whole composition including the khana in sevens

[url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gv6CnxngX2Q
[/url]

Yes, correct, I was thinking he's playing jins hijaz on "A", but yes Nahawand on D.

geokal - 11-19-2015 at 01:00 AM

Thank you all for informations.

Microber - 11-19-2015 at 08:15 AM

The subject has already been discussed.
http://www.mikeouds.com/messageboard/viewthread.php?tid=14552#pid98...

There is a recording of the 'nearly' same samei in 'real' nahawand [DO] with cellist Maya Beiser. I say 'nearly' because the first khanat is completely different.

Available for listening here
http://www.mayabeiser.com/music/kinship/

Robert

geokal - 11-19-2015 at 09:16 AM

it's very interesting to watch the differences between performances.Not only composition differences but his technical approaches also.

I will dare to add as i'm observing him that in fast tremolo parts he changes the way he hold risha inside his hand.You can see that as he closes tighter his 3-4-pinky fingers.Perhaps this brings risha more parael to the strings.In all other parts he seems to uses his physical gravity.