Traditional Middle Eastern music with Lebanese guest artist Dr. Ali Jihad Racy.

10 MP3 Songs
WORLD: Middle East



Details:
The instruments used on this recording are: The nay, a Middle Eastern cane flute, the qanun, a 70-stringed zither played with small picks attached to the forefingers; the viola, similar to the violin but larger and deeper-toned a familiar instrument to Western musicians, too; the buzuq, a folk instrument popular in lebanon - it is a long necked lute with six strings and moveable nylon frets; the ud, a fretless lute having 11 strings; the darbukka, a clay drum with a goat or fish skin head; the daff, a tambourine with a fish skin head and brass cymbals; and the tar, a large frame drum with no cymbals.

Recorded by Grateful Dead drummer & "Planet Drum" author Mickey Hart. A must for every MIddle Eastern collection! Beautiful new cover designed by Coralie Russo.