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My new Elie Yammine

SamirCanada - 7-25-2005 at 12:13 AM

Here is a sample of my newly aquired Yammine oud. I waited for the strings to settle a bit before posting something. Also I had the chance to perform for the first time at a chicha café in Ottawa. I linked up with a singer who sings Oum Koulthoum and presented 5 songs. It went really well and we only had good comments so Iam happy with the way it went. Its a really good feeling to be past that stage.

Sorry didnt pay attention to the size

SamirCanada - 7-25-2005 at 07:27 PM

here it is. Its just some fooling around to give an Idea of the sound of my new oud. Hope you like

oudplayer - 7-26-2005 at 05:21 PM

sup samir
whast doin on yr oud sounds loud and great its has likea lite sounds to it and bass is deep that what i love about it

and yr taqeem was great 2
thx sammy

revaldo29 - 7-28-2005 at 08:15 PM

Hey Samir,

Great job bro, I don't know why I didn't see this recording till now but you are improving way fast man. I can actually notice some structure in ur taqassim now. The modulation toward the end was pretty nice. The last 20-30 seconds will sound awesome when u clean up some of those wrong notes. As far as your new oud goes, I am hearing a lot of clicking and I think that it may be becuase of how much of the risha u are leaving between ur thumb and the strings. Try holding the risha a little closer to the tip, I bet that will make ur oud resonate much better. If u haven't bought a risha from Jameel yet, u should look into it. Its $20 but its well worth it.

waloud - 8-7-2005 at 03:47 AM

salam alaikum, your oud sounds very nice mashala. where and for how much did you buy it? thank you