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Do NOT watch this video if you're depressed and alone. But if you can take it, and you don't mind crying over your computer screen, watch this YouTube video.

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Baglama lessons (exercises for practicing the baglama) on video.

Mostly music videos (world, jazz, folk, chamber, drumming) and progressive political videos.

Use web-based interface--or--download Firefox add-on.

The ud, or oud, is a bit like a lute, sonically. The musical modes are very different from the lute played by guitarist Julian Bream, of course...but the instrument does resemble the lute somewhat. Yurdal Tokcan is my absolute favorite oud player. He's stunningly great! This 11-minute video's from Yurdal's February 2009 concert.

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lMichael Pluznick demonstrates various shekere techniques and solo starting with basic 6/8 movements!... This video is a full, standalone lesson. But there's much more to learn. If you want more instruction, check out this website:http://www.earthcds.com/caribbean/cuba/cuba-shekere.shtm

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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.

Kabiosile : La Fuerza del Tambor: : Afro Cuban Music Video and Audio Samples

ethnomusicaviva! is avivagabriel's YouTube music video site.

To see more music videos in a similar vein (and from around the world, too), check out my blog at MySpace; I've posted hordes and oodles of cool music videos there: http://blogs.myspace.com/Modules/BlogV2/Pages/RssFeed.aspx?friendID=88385441

CELTIC-BREIZH for CITTERN or BOUZOUKI. (BREST is a port in BRITTANY). The tuning is as follows: DGCF. But it is simply a tone below the EADG typically used. The reason for this tuning is to gain a tonality approaching the MANDOCELLO.