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Six of the seven songs in "Qin Show" use silk strings created using ancient techniques discovered only a year ago, thus maintaining historical accuracy in its timbre. The last song of the album uses steel strings to provide comparison to the sound of the

I got the idea from John Santos first, to use chewing gum plus beeswax (again one of those recipes!). I had also learned that in India they mix the dough they use with FeO (black iron oxide) to give more gravity to the substance.

"In Turkey and Greece, as far back as the 16th century, groups of cantors and religious figures used to gather in the early morning, before prayer services, to sing devotional poetry in Hebrew. This gave rise to a distinct and complex form of music called maftirim, which only the most talented men could master. These small gatherings were part of a broader musical exchange under the Ottoman empire: Muslim Sufi mystics would come to synagogue on the Sabbath to listen to the maftirim. And the Jewish maftirim singers would visit Sufi lodges for musical inspiration."

The name Rembetika (also known as Rembetiko, Rebetika, and Rebetiko) is used to describe the musical styles of mainland Greece and the music of ... Rembetika was also initially a man's form of music. ...

Editable music encyclopedia. Search on melody (pitch + rhythm), melodic contour, or just rhythm. Use SOAP interface, too. KEYBOARD search, CONTOUR search, DRAW NOTES search, MICROPHONE search, RHYTHM search.

Using a new methodology based on the content and responses of 12 popular users, we determined measurements of relative influence on Twitter. Findings? Celebrities w/ most followers fostered more conversation and less retweetable content.

music mobs is a true social networking sight where you upload your itunes library and then it will give you the names and playlists of other people who you share musical tastes with. so far i am really impressed with some of the new music i have found, and seeing the variety of tastes many people have. i always have thought that i would find people listening to radiohead, bach, michael nyman, richard james all on the same playlist. now i know it really happens.

martinledjembefola writes, "I'm a musician and percussionist who has a passion for Africa and drums, especially djembe." He generously uploaded 16 djembe rhythm notations, 4 djembe lessons, and a legend for reading the notations, to Scribd ...11 months ago...and I'm the first to "like" his posts! Can you believe it? What riches he gave us!

=Oru Seco : the first part of a bembe and a series of bata salutes called toques played for each of the Orisha. The term seco actually means "dry" in Spanish and, in this case, refers to the absence of singing. =Oru Cantando : the second part of a bembe consisting of a series of songs sung for each of the Orisha. The songs are accompanied by bata drums, and may employ many of the same toques used during the Oru Seco portion. (Or entirely new toques may be played.) =Wemelere : the last part of a bembe, the wemelere expands on the music played in the prior sections and includes dancing and singing, in hopes that the Orisha will come down and "visit" the participants.

The term kemenche (Turkish: kemençe, Laz: Ç'ilili - ჭილილი, Persian: کمانچه, Greek: κεμεντζές) is used to describe two types of three-stringed bowed musical instruments: 1. a bottle-shaped lute closely related to the Persian Kamanche, found in the Black Sea region of Asia Minor, it is also known as the "kementche of Laz" or Pontic kemenche and 2. a pear-shaped lute closely related to the Byzantine lyra, found mainly in Instabul and the Eastern regions of Turkey, known as Classical kemenche.

Albert King promises us, "I'll Play the Blues for You." And he keeps his promise, let me tell you.

Example of using same note on two different strings: Listen carefully to the two/three notes at the end of each phrase...

I'm working on getting some data on who these musicians are, what country they're from, what dialect of Arabic the singer's using, what mode/scale they're playing in, and what the names of their instruments are.

"Shango's Dance" performs jazzy interpretations of the songs and dances from the Santería & Yoruba religious tradition. (The powerfull rhythms and chants the Santeros use to worship their West African ancestors and gods.)

"This prayer has us asking God to nullify all our vows, promises, and oaths to God between this time and one year hence, if we cannot fulfill them after earnest effort."

Its tonal system divides an octave into 24 non-equal) intervals. Each tone has its own name (not repeated in the next octave) and is defined by its position relative to other tones - rather than absolute pitch. Pitch can deviate by as much as 1/4 from named pitch. Independence in pitch is possible because Arabic music does not use harmony - no chords to sound "sour" or "off."

the musical brilliance of the qin tradition lies in the pieces as composed and reinterpreted by generations of performers, not in the kind of modal, melodic, or harmonic theory we see used so successfully elsewhere.

Gourd fiddle used mostly in the Aegean region of Turkey.