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Dhrupad was structured originally around the poetic and melodic- rhythmic material from the tradition of devotional music practiced in the Vaishnava temples. Its entry into a secular environment paved the way for the acceptance of appropriate changes in poetic content, and mode of presentation.
Studio Almaya is a studio for music studies founded by Yair Dalal, who dedicates himself to
continue the Jewish-Arabic musical heritage, and pass it to the future generations. His
Goals are to connect and advance young musicians towards the ethnic musical branch, encouraging ethnic
music creativity, and establishing an archive for ethnic music. Almaya became a meeting
Point for people from all ages and origins, which find the studio the only place in Israel
Where they can enrich themselves musically and intellectually in this unique tradition of Jewish-Arab music.
Studio almaya is located in the old Jaffa Port , Almaya means The Universe in Aramaic and On the Water in Arabic.
The classes and topics of the lessons are:
Middle eastern music
Rhythm
Scales
Tonality
Instrumentation:
Oud
Violin
Ney
Percussion
Vocal
Theory and practice
The Maqam phenomena and its philosophy
The history of Judeo- Arab music :
Composition
Songs
Composers and Singers as well as secular and religious songs
Playing with microtiming is a remarkable feature of musical rhythm in the Western Sudan. Both African and Western musicians and musicologists have time and again wondered at the capability of Malian, Senegambian or Guinean drummers to excitingly place not
Dans le cours de l'histoire, la signification du rythme Tiriba a changé plusieurs fois. On peut facilement aujourd'hui distinguer trois phases. Dans sa phase originelle, le Tiriba était le chef déguisé d'une troupe de percussionnistes qu'il avait créée. De nos jours, il n'y a plus de Tiriba mais le rythme a survécu au fil du temps. Dans sa deuxième phase, le Tiriba était joué après l'initiation des jeunes filles, lorsque les mères et leurs filles dansaient ensembles. Dans sa troisième phase actuelle, le Tiriba est un rythme très populaire joué dans toutes les festivités, là où les gens dansent. http://www.martinledjembefola.com