Mike's Oud Forums

Hewar-Oriental Jazz fusion group

katakofka - 2-20-2008 at 08:30 AM

http://www.kennedy-center.org/programs/millennium/artist_detail.cfm...

Issam Rafea is the Oud player in the group. He's also on the head of the music institut in Damascus, syria. I had the chance to see the performance of the 2005, september. Issam surprises me when I saw that he's using a guitar pick instead of a classical Oud Richa. Efficient in his hand as you will see.
Enjoy
Aslo Joined a bayat D taqsim for Issam from the 2004 concert.

katakofka - 2-20-2008 at 05:02 PM

the CD

http://cdbaby.com/cd/hewar

Oudism - 2-21-2008 at 10:20 PM

Nice group Kata. The solo Oud has turkish influence. I like it. Original!!
If you know they're coming to DC back call me. okay?
c.u

katakofka - 2-22-2008 at 10:44 AM

Yep...I talked to Dima Orcho, the vocal of the group. She's coming but with another group (Arabesque Ensemble).
> Saturday, March 1 at 8:00 p.m.
> Gaston Hall, Georgetown University
> 37th and O Sts., Washington, D.C.

katakofka - 2-24-2008 at 06:27 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtkwTNA0Tp8
an interresting music by Hewar band. The music name is "Wedding".
Check the rythm. Could anyone tell what's the rythm? 4/4, 10/8, 15/8 ?