Middle Eastern Music Blog
Emad Shakouri: Persian Kanun & World Music
Persian Kanun Master Emad Shakuri joins the podcast. He discusses how he started playing the kanun, performing with a multitu...
Raffi Wartanian’s “Critical Distance” Review by Emmett Lindner
By Emmett Lindner
Since his first album, “Pushkin Street,” Raffi Joe Wartanian’s music has celebrated the blending of cultures....
6 Mystical Violin Players
When you think violin - what are the words that come to mind? Smooth, emotive, silky. Violins are played across the globe in many ...
Nune Melik: Violin, Babajanian & Buffett
Violinist, Educator, Producer & Writer Dr. Nune Melik joins the podcast. As a soloist she has performed at Carnegie Hall and f...
5 Greek Singers You Should Know
We asked a simple question in our TAQS.IM Facebook Group. Who are the must-know old-school Greek Singers?
The floodgates opened...
Danny Shamoun: Drums, Darbuka & Ney
Danny Shamoun, a Los-Angeles based multi-instrumentalist originally from Detroit, talks about how he got interested in and started...
TAQS.IM Synth brings Middle Eastern Sounds, Scales and Rhythms to your iOS Device
TAQS.IM, Your Gateway to Middle Eastern Sound, launched a new version of its iOS TAQS.IM Synth that allows you to play Middle East...
Hachig Kazarian: Detroit’s Clarinet Virtuoso
Aram interviews Hachig Kazarian from Detroit, whose clarinet defines the Armenian-American clarinet sound which shap...
Mal Barsamian – Oud and Clarinet Virtuoso
Mal Barsamian is a multi-instrumentalist virtuoso on the classical guitar, oud and clarinet (B.M., M.M. in classical guitar, New E...
Joseph Tayoun: Philly’s Middle Eastern Music Scene
We just launched our 5th episode of our new TAQS.IM Middle Eastern Podcast. Aram interviews Joseph Tayoun, an accomplished percuss...