stringmanca
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Rahim Alhaj on Weekend Planet
Last Sunday's Weekend Planet featured the latest release by Iraqi oudist Rahim Alhaj. The programs are available for 4 weeks after broadcast at:
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/weekendplanet/default.htm
http://www.rahimalhaj.com/
Enjoy (I did)!
The second half of the show also features a cool santoor/tabla jam by Setsuo Miya<b>shoot</b>a & Shen Flindell.
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Jameel
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Very nice. Thanks for posting.
Anyone know who made Rahim's oud? (the one with the leaf designs)
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David Parfitt
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Hi Jameel,
I asked Rahim about the maker of his oud a little while ago, and here is what he replied:
"The maker of my beautiful oud with the leaves and bird motifs is Farhad Hassan. He's my childhood friend and is one of the most accomplished oud
makers in the world and trained with Mohammad Fadal. He's also an oud player and violinst. His ouds have been purchased and played by famous oud
masters including: Munir Bashir, Salim Abdul Kareem and others.
He has a small studio in Baghdad...if people need contact information for him, I can provide it."
Best wishes
David
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zalzal
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Thanks for the links.
"AlHaj had a job as a security guard in a hospital that allowed him to practice the oud all night long. "
World would be nicer if all security guards spent their time to play oud....
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TruePharaoh21
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Here's another link:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=6R7JZbydqVk
Enjoy!
TP21
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stringmanca
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Great video!
Rahim and Souhail are coming to Berkeley on March 16, 2007. Looks like it will be a fun show! I'm sorry I had to miss him in October.
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Beas.One
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I greatly enjoyed listening to the recorded program. Thank you, TruePharaoh21, for posting this wonderful video.
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stringmanca
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Reminder of March 16th show in Berkeley:
http://www.lapena.org/event/411
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