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Mehmet Polat - turkish oudist

arsene - 7-7-2007 at 11:27 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5eoqVBIyWs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RwX4UsotGI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKMwjB-iLWY

Enjoy!

oudipoet - 7-7-2007 at 04:54 PM

well ihave seen those videos before but somehow i do not like his style of playing when i watch him i feel like i am watching a guitar player instead of an oud player.

arsene - 7-8-2007 at 06:30 AM

He claims to apply violin technique (for the left hand) to the oud. I'm not sure if that has anything to do with what you said :shrug:

I have the same feeling (it reminds me of a guitar sometimes too) but I kind of like that. He does have a tendency to "shred" as well, which I do not necessarily like, but that seems to be common among turkish players...

oudipoet - 7-8-2007 at 10:18 AM

hi arsene
i know what u mean about the shreding if you do it in the right amount it sounds great but i think this gentlmen over does it cos of that i think he loses the beautiful sound of an oud