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MatthewW
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well done Brian, great fusion of instruments and melodies. Your 'hybrid' oud sounds totally cool ( testament to Najib's skills) and manages to stand
out in front of the music when you solo just right as well as blend along with the other fine players. I could almost hear Miles Davis on some of
them tracks. If I recall, weren't you playing more 'traditional Arabic' music with another ensemble not long ago, or do you play oud in both 'trad'
and 'fusion' ensembles? 
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Brian Prunka
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Thanks, Matthew. I am very happy with this oud . . . and have had to fend off more than one offer to buy it! The AKG C411 mic really does a great
job.
I had an ensemble several years ago that had more traditional instrumentation (nay, violin, percussion) but it was still my compositions.
I also played with some traditional groups here in NY: The NY Arabic Orchestra and Zikrayat. Occasionally, other traditional things come up, I played
buzuq on a concert of Fairuz's music a few days ago, for example.
I sometimes wind up playing oud in jazz/fusion type projects, like Ravish Momin's "Trio Tarana".
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Brian Prunka
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If anyone likes our music and feels like doing a good deed, you can vote for Nashaz for NPRs best of 2013 here:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/newsoundspoll2013_tout
(We're on the second page)
you can vote for up to 10 albums (but you don't have to) . . . lots of good stuff on the list if you are looking for inspiration (Kayhan Kalhor,
Salaam Band, among others).
Thanks!
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Brian Prunka
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A belated thanks to everyone who voted for us in the "new sounds" poll . . . we managed to make #10 for 2013!
Here's a new video from a recent gig we did in Brooklyn. This is at ShapeShifter Lab, a performance space run by Matt Garrison, whose father Jimmy
Garrison was the bass player for John Coltrane's famous quartet with McCoy Tyner and Elvin Jones.
Khaliji
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