10 Jun Middle Eastern Music Blog Is it Sikah…? or Segâh…? Exploring Modal Music Systems June 28, 2020 By taqsim 0 comments Facebook First off, please know we are not about to launch into debate about video games for Sega Genesis. Just wanted to get that out of the wa...Continue reading
16 Apr Middle Eastern Music Blog, Podcasts Aliya Cycon: Oud Player, Singer & Composer April 16, 2020 By taqsim 1 comment Facebook Talented young Oud player and singer Aliya Cycon joins the podcast. She was born and raised in America, but her music suggests oth...Continue reading
10 Mar Middle Eastern Music Blog, Podcasts Emad Shakouri: Persian Kanun & World Music March 10, 2020 By taqsim 0 comments Facebook Persian Kanun Master Emad Shakuri joins the podcast. He discusses how he started playing the kanun, performing with a multitud...Continue reading
05 Mar Middle Eastern Music Blog Raffi Wartanian’s “Critical Distance” Review by Emmett Lindner March 5, 2020 By taqsim 0 comments Facebook By Emmett Lindner Since his first album, “Pushkin Street,” Raffi Joe Wartanian’s music has celebrated the blending of cultures. ...Continue reading
01 Nov Middle Eastern Music Blog, Podcasts Nune Melik: Violin, Babajanian & Buffett November 1, 2019 By taqsim 0 comments Facebook Violinist, Educator, Producer & Writer Dr. Nune Melik joins the podcast. As a soloist she has performed at Carnegie Hall an...Continue reading
13 Aug Middle Eastern Music Blog 5 Greek Singers You Should Know September 11, 2019 By taqsim 3 comments Facebook We asked a simple question in our TAQS.IM Facebook Group. Who are the must-know old-school Greek Singers? The floodgates opened....Continue reading
11 Jul Middle Eastern Music Blog, Podcasts Danny Shamoun: Drums, Darbuka & Ney July 17, 2019 By taqsim 1 comment Facebook Danny Shamoun, a Los-Angeles based multi-instrumentalist originally from Detroit, talks about how he got interested in and star...Continue reading
27 Jun Middle Eastern Music Blog TAQS.IM Synth brings Middle Eastern Sounds, Scales and Rhythms to your iOS Device June 27, 2019 By taqsim 0 comments Facebook TAQS.IM, Your Gateway to Middle Eastern Sound, launched a new version of its iOS TAQS.IM Synth that allows you to play Middl...Continue reading
20 Jun Middle Eastern Music Blog, Podcasts Hachig Kazarian: Detroit’s Clarinet Virtuoso July 3, 2019 By taqsim 8 comments Facebook Aram interviews Hachig Kazarian from Detroit, whose clarinet defines the Armenian-American clarinet sound which shaped the musi...Continue reading
13 Jun Middle Eastern Music Blog Mal Barsamian – Oud and Clarinet Virtuoso June 13, 2019 By taqsim 0 comments Facebook Mal Barsamian is a multi-instrumentalist virtuoso on the classical guitar, oud and clarinet (B.M., M.M. in classical guitar, New En...Continue reading