Description
Beledi (Baladi) is a standard and one of the most common Arabic rhythms, and is in 4/4 time. It has a very powerful feel for the “doum” (typically, but not always, the downbeat – usually the 1 and 3 are the downbeats here with a “doum”) and the “tek” (typically, but not always, the upbeat – the tek is typically played on the 2 “and” as the upbeat, and on the 4 count as the downbeat). You can hear this meter in a wide variety of Arabic and Middle Eastern music. Play along with the sample to train your ears to the feel of this beat.
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