taqsim – TAQS.IM

10 Jun

Is it Sikah…? or Segâh…? Exploring Modal Music Systems

June 28, 2020
By taqsim
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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...

16 Apr

Middle Eastern Music Blog, Podcasts

Aliya Cycon: Oud Player, Singer & Composer

April 16, 2020
By taqsim
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Talented young Oud player and singer Aliya Cycon joins the podcast. She was born and raised in America, but her music suggests oth...

10 Mar

Middle Eastern Music Blog, Podcasts

Emad Shakouri: Persian Kanun & World Music

March 10, 2020
By taqsim
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Persian Kanun Master Emad Shakuri joins the podcast. He discusses how he started playing the kanun, performing with a multitud...

05 Mar

Middle Eastern Music Blog

Raffi Wartanian’s “Critical Distance” Review by Emmett Lindner

March 5, 2020
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By Emmett Lindner Since his first album, “Pushkin Street,” Raffi Joe Wartanian’s music has celebrated the blending of cultures. ...

01 Nov

Middle Eastern Music Blog, Podcasts

Nune Melik: Violin, Babajanian & Buffett

November 1, 2019
By taqsim
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Violinist, Educator, Producer & Writer Dr. Nune Melik joins the podcast. As a soloist she has performed at Carnegie Hall an...

13 Aug

Middle Eastern Music Blog

5 Greek Singers You Should Know

September 11, 2019
By taqsim
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We asked a simple question in our TAQS.IM Facebook Group. Who are the must-know old-school Greek Singers? The floodgates opened....

11 Jul

Middle Eastern Music Blog, Podcasts

Danny Shamoun: Drums, Darbuka & Ney

July 17, 2019
By taqsim
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Danny Shamoun, a Los-Angeles based multi-instrumentalist originally from Detroit, talks about how he got interested in and star...

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
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TAQS.IM, Your Gateway to Middle Eastern Sound, launched a new version of its iOS TAQS.IM Synth that allows you to play Middle Easte...

20 Jun

Middle Eastern Music Blog, Podcasts

Hachig Kazarian: Detroit’s Clarinet Virtuoso

July 3, 2019
By taqsim
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Aram interviews Hachig Kazarian from Detroit, whose clarinet defines the Armenian-American clarinet sound which shaped the musi...

13 Jun

Middle Eastern Music Blog

Mal Barsamian – Oud and Clarinet Virtuoso

June 13, 2019
By taqsim
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Mal Barsamian is a multi-instrumentalist virtuoso on the classical guitar, oud and clarinet (B.M., M.M. in classical guitar, New En...

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