Tribal Fusion Gold: Radiohead's Karma Police with Middle-Eastern instruments and vocal styling.
Tel Aviv-based musicians Rotem Shefy (vocalist) and Leat Sabbah (cellist/arranger) collaborated to realize an arrangement of Karma Police, a major hit from the alternative rock band Radiohead, third album OK Computer (1997).
What seemed at first a satirical cover, it transformed into a full-blown middle-eastern version, recorded with oud player Yaniv Taichmann and percussionist Ori Dekel. Video made possible thanks to the donations we received through a successful Kickstarter campaign! Vocals: Rotem Shefy (https://www.facebook.com/RotemShefy?f...)
Cello: Leat Sabbah (https://www.facebook.com/leatsabbahcello)
Oud: Yaniv Taichman
Percussion: Ori Dekel
Produced: Rotem Shefy & Leat Sabbah
Recorded, Mixed & Mastered: Avi Ein Zur
Moiroloï from Premeti - Nikos Kyrios, violin and Jonathan Lewis playing as the drone.
I am really into drones right now. Before I began Bellydancing I had never heard of a drone (in music). I had not heard of a lot of things, actually. A drone is
To me, as a dancer, a drone is a continuous vibrating sound wave that I don't just hear but feel in my body. Like a never-ending low hum. It is both a physical and an cerebral response. The use of a drone some how gives the music a deeper texture, heat and weight that it otherwise would not have.
You can hear drones often in Arabic music, particularly at the beginning and throughout most taqsims. There are usually multiple players of the same instrument so one or more can be the drone while the others can play the melodies. For wind instruments, the drone often uses a technique called circular breathing. He both breathes in and blows out without breaking the flow of air to the instrument. This creates the non-stop sound produced. The same type of breathing is used to play a didgeridoo.
Sitting to the left behind the singer is the drone rebab player while the rebab player on the right echos the melody.
This video features an Arghul which has a built in drone - two tubes one of which is the drone. The cool thing about this arghul player is that he uses circular breathing.
The next time you listen to your dance music see if you can pick out the drones and give a little love to them the next time you dance.
A video of musicians in Jerusalem pieced together to create great Arabic flavored music. I especially like the layers of oud, guitar, and violin around the 3:50 mark.
"special tnx to the local musicians who create the sound of Jerusalem. In This piece I didn't browse YouTube, I actually wandered around Jerusalem , met with musicians and filmed them. "
Repost from Ozma on FB of ▲s (PyramiDos), a Japan based Gypsy/Rom style band. I love videos like this that show cultures and people merged into something that can only be described as awesome. Oh, and they are pretty kick-ass musicians as well.
It is important for Bellydancers that costuming, stage presence, audience participation, music interpretation, choreography, and most of all self confidence all come together when on stage. This video shows how all these things combine to produce some of the best self and music expression ever. Thank you Master Cheetah. I take this lesson to heart.
Romeo Dance Cheetah, 1st place 2010 US Air Guitar Champion. (It's hard to tell in this video but the trim around his collar lights up.)Officially the most kick ass sport ever! If only BD performances were 1.5min.
I found a great pod cast style site called Radio Bastet - Vintage Belly Dance Music that features BD music from the 50s-80s. Each cast includes the track info and album art. The sound quality is also pretty good. It's worth checking out just for the album art. Currently, there are 60 programs for your listening pleasure.
My sister is a grad student at Missouri State and has been writing an opera for the past so many months called Gallows: A Chamber Opera. It will be premiering on campas in the next 2 weeks.
Performances:
Friday, April 9 & Saturday, April 10
Genre:
Contemporary Chamber Opera
Studio:
Composed by Carly A. Wilburn
Starring:
Briana Adams (Riley), JT Eberhard (Pilot), Stephanie Miller (Nurse), Kayley Olson (Judith), Chris Stanford (Andy), Vicki Stanley (Nicole) and Amelia Lawson (Understudy)
Screenplay By:
Libretto based on the short story by Melissa Brown
Directed By:
Geo Jones
Produced By:
Carly A. Wilburn
Plot Outline:
Gallows is the story of Riley, a 17 year old girl spiraling downward as she struggles to figure out her place in the world with the help of three people who are figments of her imagination.
I'm especially partial to violin. I think track 10 is fantastic.
Just got back from the in-law's yesterday. I took my video camera thinking I'd make a video for my blog but did not. Instead I did more beading while the Husband Person and The Parents took a nap on the couch during one of the Winter Olmpics' races. I should have video taped that sight.
It's a secret no more! Three lovely ladies and I will be performing a +15min. set to the music of Cowboy Bebop at this year's Visioncon (Sci-fi, fantasy, comic, gaming convention) during the Masquerade intermission. The Masquerade starts at 6pm on Saturday Jan. 23rd, 2010. No this isn't bellydance. The four of us just happen to be bellydancers.
(Remember - we are doing this BEFORE they decide to ruin it by making it into a live action movie staring Keanu Reeves. Don't get me wrong. I like Keanu, and Cowboy Bebop, and will definately go to see it, and probably buy it on DVD. I'm just saying...)
~N
Now listening: Sneaker Pimps - Bloodsport
mood: grape nuts
I just finished uploading 140 complete Bellydance, world, and fusion dance albums to an external hard drive for safe keeping. That's 14 albums per year over the past (almost) 10 years. I think Bellydance may have eaten my soul.
I've been kind of anti-internet lately. Or more appropriately, anti-blogging. I have lots of stuff to blog about but really no interest in typing anything up at the moment. Kind of blogging apathy.
Meanwhile, I found this database of Om Kalthoum Songs. Some have Arabic lyrics and audio files attached. Go have a listen of some Egyptian soul music.
~N
Now listening: Pandora Radio mood: pumpkin chiffon honey cheesecake, not to be confused with pumpkin pudding fail
This is super cool. A bunch of tabla drills just over a minute long. Great for class practice. I especially like #15, Vocal Saidi (fast). It's almost beat boxing!
Shimmycast turned me on to Mangnatune.com as a cool way to sample and buy music. You can now share the albums on your web page. This is one of my favorites by Jesse Manno. This version of Alf Leyla Wa Leyla is beautiful.
I have nothing to really say. Going out of town this weekend. I'll take my camera and bring back pictures. I seriously have the attention span (and bladder) of a fly this week. All except for the music. I keep the 2 albums I have on repeat. I listen to them all day. I go to sleep with them. I wake up with the songs in my head. I hum them while cooking and cleaning. I sing along under my breath because I can't carry a tune. I feel like an addict. I logged into youtube today and found this gem.
