Jono Oud N.Z - 9-4-2016 at 01:38 PM
https://soundcloud.com/lailas-3/semaai-bayat-twais-quartet
https://soundcloud.com/e3delha/twais-quartet-semaai-ajam
https://soundcloud.com/ahmad-elshami-1/taqasim-twais-quartet
I am really interested in these musicians.
The album Insan is an excellent album that features new compositions such as the Samai Bayati by Hassan Skaf.
Does anyone have any music charts for these pieces?
I will likely transcribe some.
Any information about this group will be welcome.
It occurred to me that a book of recent compositions for Arabic maqam, like those here and others by Ahmed Mukhtar etc., would make a good anthology.
Moslem Rahal is an incredible nay player, one of the best of Arabic style nay today.
He has worked recently with Jordi Savall on 'Orient Occident II - Hommage à la Syrie (Tribute to Syria).
The other musicians are all amazing.
Band Members:
Essam Rafea – Oud :
- Graduate of the High institute of music – Damascus.
- Head of the Arab Music Department in the High Institute of Music – Damascus.
- Conductor of the National Orchestra for Arab Music.
- Founding Member of Hewar Music Group.
- Solo music concerts in Europe and USA.
Firas Charestan - Qanoon:
- Graduate of the High institute
of music – Damascus.
- Soloist in the Syrian National Orchestra.
- Soloist in the National Orchestra Of Arab Music.
- Solo music concerts in Europe.
Muslem Rahal - Nay:
- Graduate of the High institute of music – Damascus.
- Nay instrument teacher at the High Institute of Music, Damascus.
- Soloist in the Syrian National Orchestra.
- Soloist in the National Orchestra of Arab Music.
- Solo music concerts in Europe.
Ragheb Gbel – Percussion:
- Soloist in the National Orchestra of Arab Music.
- Solo music concerts in Europe, USA, Canada, Africa and Australia.
Home Town,
Damascus, Syria.
Microber - 2-20-2017 at 07:05 AM
Hello Jono,
Still no news of music sheet for the Samai Bayati ?
Maybe you did transcribe it ? 
If yes, could you please share it ?
By the way I have found another rendition of this samai on the CD "Pellegrino : Il Viaggio di Pietro della Valle" a collaboration of Twais quartet -
Jean-Christophe Frisch & XVIII-21 Musique des Lumières.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLG7YaNttartfjQKMFMOJRKNGy_mCc...
Robert
Bayati Samai - Hassan Skaf
Microber - 4-17-2018 at 04:22 AM
Hello Jono,
I finally transcribe the Bayati Samai of Hassan Skaf. Here it is.
Robert
Attachment: Bayat samai - Hassan Skaf.pdf (72kB)
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