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MAQAM of the month!!!

SamirCanada - 8-17-2005 at 07:05 PM

Hello everyone,
I was thinking.. we didnt get to hear many people play this summer and there is nothing to bring the spirits up then to play and hear eachother play. And its also a good way to a good ear to different maqamats. Hopefully everyone who on here daily will pitch in to this. Iam gona start off with something in Kurd because that is where the maqam of the month finaly stoped a while ago. Please feel free to add any comments regardless of if its good or bad. We can build on critissism. Since many already play Kurd we could also go on a tangent.... Say HIJAZ-KAR would be great to restart for this month, it would be nice to see everyone's take on it.
Cheers
Common: Revaldo, Sammy, Lee, Jameel, Brian, TP and everyone else!
Let's get this thing roling like the old times... :bounce:

syrianoud - 8-17-2005 at 07:16 PM

Hi Samir Kif halak? I am runing Apple computers and i think that i cant run WMA files ???Is it only on windows .Because I have in the back room in my computer room 2 Windows XP that i hardly use .Since I do a lots of work on my Macintosh computers....Regards Samir

SamirCanada - 8-17-2005 at 07:18 PM

yah its recorded with Windows media player.
Although you could go to dowload.com say... and get a wma to mp3 converter for ur mac.
Cheers

SamirCanada - 8-18-2005 at 03:45 PM

I dont see how your confused...?
Iam assuming you did read the posts you put up over here. So there shouldnt be to much mystery I think Basel described how this works pretty well.I think its simple enough. Its a free forrum I think. If you wish to add to it I invite you to post something if you wish to contribute. I dont own this forrum Morcos its not up to me. It shouldnt bother you too much either since you werent on the forrums when all these posts were last active.
All I wanted to do is to kick start what was a verry nice thing. Many people tried to get The maqam of the month thread started up again like you see didnt always go too far.
So I tought since the maqam of the month thread ended on a Kurd I would do one last one and I left it open to whoever wants to continue it either with Hijaz-Kar Wich I like personaly ( Iam not saying everybody should like it) or one of there choice. And then the idea is to keep it goin untill the end of the month in that maqam with posts that showcase your interpretation of a taqassim in that maqam. The Idea is to share with and help eachother so that everyone's playing goes forward. Morcos If you have any sugestions share them with everybody maybe you can help this thread develop into the maqam of the month.

revaldo29 - 8-18-2005 at 04:39 PM

Hey Samir,

I was just thinking the other day how awesome it was when we had the maqam of the month and what do u know, I come on the forums and its here again. I'll try to contribute when I get the time to sit down and spend sometime on my oud. I wish this would pick up like it used to. It was really a great learning opportunity for all of us.

oudplayer - 8-18-2005 at 04:51 PM

hi samir
i love this i dea and i will start when i can get it down good so i can make soemthing i need to ask you something when u have a chance
thx sammy

Greg - 8-18-2005 at 05:25 PM

Very nice playing, Samir. Thanks for sharing it with us.

Regards,

Greg

Jonathan - 8-18-2005 at 08:23 PM

That was beautiful, Samir

SamirCanada - 8-19-2005 at 11:15 AM

Thank you guys really I didnt think too much of it.
I dont know if get the difference of mood between 3ajam and Kurd.

That's it! I dont want to hear one more word! unless.. ur posting a little something ;) hehehe

BTW. the next one to post gets to chose the Maqam for the rest of the month. Thats why It is left it open. Who's gona jump on that occasion?

Respect
Samir

Which Maqam?

LeeVaris - 8-23-2005 at 08:47 PM

I'm not sure what maqam this little improv is in but here goes nothing... maybe we can get this going again. This is played on my Dincer oud with the tuning (low to high):

BF#Bead

SamirCanada - 8-24-2005 at 04:21 AM

Verry nice playing Lee.
Lots of soul in there.
Keep it coming

Samir

SamirCanada - 8-24-2005 at 08:45 PM

Anyways it doesnt mather... Its in the past.
Your playing makes up for it.:applause:
I enjoyed that a lot.
Thanks.
how about other Folks out there! :rolleyes:
Remeber you can go about other maqams too.
Revaldo, TP?

oudplayer - 8-25-2005 at 07:00 AM

hey all
as i said once i havea chance and have time ect i will post a clip i mad eone this morning
and i sent it to mike to compress hope you guys like it rmember i am still learnign everyday
thx sammy
p.s mike will lost it for me
thx mike yr the man

oudplayer - 8-25-2005 at 04:48 PM

hey markos and lee
wow guys nice work keep it up
thx sammy
markos how long u have been playen for

Jameel - 8-25-2005 at 06:23 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by oud_student
Sorry Samir, you took what I said too personal and I did not mean to direct anything to you.

I get confused when I see many threads comming under the same name, It's me not anybody else.


Any way this my kurd.

Best wishs.



Morcos





Whoa. Nice playing Morcos. Are you a professional? Your risha is excellent.

Mike - 8-25-2005 at 10:49 PM

hey guys,
nice sound files. you guys are a lot braver than me...that's for sure. here's sammy's latest kurd file. nice job my man.
take care,
mike

oudplayer - 8-28-2005 at 09:04 AM

hey all
mike thx for the post and yr time your the imam of this site if you know what i mean
hope you guys like it ? it aweosme that everytime i record i just get beter and beter and beter and hope one day i will put out a cd or 2
hope you like it
thx sammy