Jono Oud N.Z
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Muhammad Qadri Dalal (Syria)
One of my favorite oud players:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOeAeMHK9uQ&feature=related
'Muhammad Qadri Dalal originates from Syria, and his oud playing is a mixture of Turkish and Arabic styles, reflecting the nature of Syrian music as a
hybrid of the two traditions.'
(http://www.oud.eclipse.co.uk/dalal-q.html)
I have his album, it is amazing and very important, as it resurrects lesser used maqamat.
Here is the booklet from his album.
INEDIT have made the booklets free to download.
I can't seem to find the site anymore?
Attachment: booklet260105.pdf (490kB)
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spartan
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amazing master with great knowledge on maqamat
Besides knowledge there is a style full of tarab, feeling, emotion.
Thanks for the booklet, I had only the recordings
does anyone know if Qadri Dalal gives private lessons or seminars?
I know the situation in Syria right now ofcourse, but I' m speaking in general.
I really dont remember something like a workshop or seminars etc.
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Jono Oud N.Z
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I am interested also.
I believe he is very important, as he has preserved an older style, before so much Western influence.
This clearly shows that the music needs to return to these roots to progress within the genre.
Al Kindi Ensemble (that features his oud playing) is excellent too.
'Parfums Ottomans' attempts to return to the multicultural Ottoman court style, incorporating Arabic, Turkish and Persian musicians.
I think Muhammad Qadri Dalal taught Waed Bouhassoun too.
She has his style and her album is very good too.
http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/artist/Waed+Bouhassoun/a/...
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David.B
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"David, your point is really interesting.
I saw both sides in Syria, for example in the high institute of music in Damascus, they way they teach arabic music is totally western way, which I
don´t like, but for example you can find great young player and teacher, AIman Jesry, who likes to teach in the old style.
Also he told me that he has problems with some of his students, because most of them they want to play very faaaaast, and this is the only thing they
want to learn, technic technic and technic...He knows a lot, he plays perfect turkish and arabic, and his knowledge about maqam is incredible but the
young students they are not very interested in "old" stuff.
Also there in Syria you can find some teachers that they teach in the old style, usually are not young, like Mohammad Qadri
Dalal in Aleppo.
Also I agree with Alami, what I said is not very rational, but for me is like this, when you are leaving for example in Syria, you take a walk in the
old zouq in Aleppo, you eat fool in a small restaurant while you are listening to Fairuz, or you take a taxi late at night and the old taxi driver is
listening to Sabah Fahri or Oum Kalthoum...the atmosphere comes over you...also every kind of music borns in a special place, so even if we are living
in modern times and you go to a restaurant in Damascus and they are listening to this f**ing Enrique Iglesias, there is magic you only need to feel
it,
I can imagine that for a foreign who wants to learn flamenco, is not the same to learn it with a good teacher in Berlin than with a good teacher in
Jerez de la Frontera, where you can feel why this music was born there...
I remember once my teacher ask me: why you decide to come to Syria? and specially why you were living in Homs and now in Aleppo and you didnt decide
to go to Damascus (cosmopolitan city, night life)? Homs and Aleppo are not very easy to live for a foreign...
I told him, these places have something, I really dont know what or where, but I can feel it
I know I´m very romantic  but I think all of us we are, if not we were not
playing this incredible instrument which is the oud!"
Written by Michoud in this post -> http://www.mikeouds.com/messageboard/viewthread.php?tid=12136&p...
I went to a concert of Al Kindi. The program was tight and the group should not exceed the allotted time. But Muhammad Qadri Dalal has made
resistance. During his solo Sheikh Habboush wanted to regain control a dozen times without success. After the concert Julien told me to come in Aleppo
if I wanted to learn the repertoire Sufi ...
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Jono Oud N.Z
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Very interesting!
It is unfortunate that they are teaching Western style in Damascus, that is terrible in my opinion!
I have heard some amazing musicians from there though, Twais group is very good, traditional but they are technically amazing also.
I felt the magic in Aleppo too, like time travelling.
Do you have any contact details for Julien?
I would love to be in contact with him!
I tried to track him down in Syria, but he had moved to Istanbul, I think he is still there.
'Parfums Ottomans' is amazing!
I believe the faaaast style of oud playing seems to be imitating the guitar, rock and Spanish style in particular.
I definitly love Trio Joubran (for example), but I still prefer to hear the sayr, beauty, subtlety, and variety of maqamat of the old style.
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