Mike
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New Oud Videos
There are 4 new videos in the Oud Videos Page from my latest trip to Egypt. And here's a short video of Walid working on SamirCanada's pickguard on his new oud.
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SamirCanada
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Thanks for these Mike. Beutifull videos
Egypt must have been quiet (quieter) durring Ramadan.
Thanks again.
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sydney
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Thanks Mike for these new videos.
very nice
Kind Regards,
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Emad
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Mike
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You're welcome guys. You all know who Ahmad Fathi and Mamdouh el-Gebaly are, but Samuel and Ramy are two very fine up and coming oud players I think
as well. Unfortunately, I was not able to get a better recording for Ramy. He kept on getting interrupted, and the last one was when Modathir Abul
Wafaa walked in. Ramy told me he sort of felt uncomfortable continuing in his presence out of respect for him. Both Ramy and Samuel are super modest
guys, and it really took a lot of convincing to even get them to record anything. I also met Abdo Daghir on this trip. Modathir took me to his house,
but unfortunatley at the time he wasn't allowing anybody to record him. He and Modathir played a few of his compositions together, and he did an
INCREDIBLE violin taqsim in the middle of one of them. I really wish he had given me permission to record, but he said, if he did he would have to
divorce his wife.  He told me "heleft" that he would divorce his wife if
anybody recorded him again. Now...who can translate "heleft"? Anyway...I told him, "Listen...I don't want you to divorce your wife. I won't record
anything." 
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sydney
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Software
Mike,
I guess the original file size of these videos is very high.
How do you manage to compress them? what software do you use for that please ?
Kind Regards,
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Emad
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mavrothis
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Oh Mike,
Man, thanks for these videos. I can't tell you how much I wish I was with you again this time. It reminds how much I owe you and your family for the
great experiences of the last trip.
Thanks again for sharing these great videos, each player has his own complex way of expressing beautiful emotions.
Shukran habibi!
mav
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Mike
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Emad...I just use good old Windows Movie Maker to capture and compress.
Yeah Mavro...we had a great time back then. It woulda been nice to have you with me again bro.
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Mike
Thats awesome that you met Abdu Dagher, he is fantastic.
Next time you visit Egypt, youre taking me with you 
Thanks for the awesome videos
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LeeVaris
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Videos?
I seem to be missing something here - are these videos still up? All I can find are the 2004 videos. 
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alim
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Mike
You're welcome guys. You all know who Ahmad Fathi and Mamdouh el-Gebaly are, but Samuel and Ramy are two very fine up and coming oud players I think
as well. Unfortunately, I was not able to get a better recording for Ramy. He kept on getting interrupted, and the last one was when Modathir Abul
Wafaa walked in. Ramy told me he sort of felt uncomfortable continuing in his presence out of respect for him. Both Ramy and Samuel are super modest
guys, and it really took a lot of convincing to even get them to record anything. I also met Abdo Daghir on this trip. Modathir took me to his house,
but unfortunatley at the time he wasn't allowing anybody to record him. He and Modathir played a few of his compositions together, and he did an
INCREDIBLE violin taqsim in the middle of one of them. I really wish he had given me permission to record, but he said, if he did he would have to
divorce his wife. He told me "heleft" that he would divorce his wife if
anybody recorded him again. Now...who can translate "heleft"? Anyway...I told him, "Listen...I don't want you to divorce your wife. I won't record
anything." |
heleft = I swore (to God; hence considered by some to be binding )
Ali-
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