rex2009
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Adel Salameh workshop in the UK, videos
Hi fellow oudist. Please watch these lovely two taqseems played by Adel during his last workshop in the UK.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uiK426hKQF0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jn9b2IPG6qk
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Ararat66
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Hi Tariq
Fantastic - I wish I could have been there ... maybe next time. Adel unleashed is a thing of musical wonder 
Leon
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DORADO
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Thank you rex2009,
Adel SALAMEH is my favourite player , he is not a musician but an artist who tell us stories .
Bravo Adel ,sincerement!
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Bodhi
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Quote: Originally posted by DORADO  | Thank you rex2009,
Adel SALAMEH is my favourite player , he is not a musician but an artist who tell us stories . |
Wait, I am confused! Is he an Oud player or is he a poet? Or a bardic sage? Does he know Roald Dahl? He's my favourite story teller. Does he tell
these stories in the context of non-movement orientated dance/songs?
Sorry for the sarcasm but I have been regarded as the most sarcastic priest in Ireland:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSHaCzb3yYk
To be sure, Adel Salameh is a greatly gifted technician of the Oud, but for me, heart and soul lacking. Just my opinion/observation.
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DORADO
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Sorry Bodhi ,
that was only my humble feelings .I had the chance to listen to Adel(live)'s playing and i don't feel that he is just a technical player!!!
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John Erlich
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Of course, we are all entitled to our opinions. Our differences in taste is what makes the world an interesting place. Personally, I find both the
craftsmanship of Turkish uds and technical skill of Turkish ud players generally superior to what is found in the Arab World. But, guess what: I
mostly listen to Arabic oud recordings and play an Iraqi oud as my primary instrument. It's all about what "speaks" to your soul.
I like Adel's recordings very much, but still feel his first CD--his (only?) solo recording--is by far his best, IMHO: http://www.tower.com/master-oud-adel-salameh-cd/wapi/106927494 I find his playing on this recording his most soulful by far.
I also hope to hear Adel live someday (live on the other side of the world in N.California, USA) and meet him.
Peace out,
"Udi" John
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Alfaraby
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Both ouds are unbelievable. The Brazilian Elias Nahat's oud is a masterpiece, while Tawfiq's is a living legend. To my Eastern ear, this is how an oud
should sound like, no matter whether it's played by an accomplished player like Adel Salameh or by any student. Adel is my friend, so I shall restrain
my personal opinion about "heart and soul lacking" issue. Adel has thousands of fans who would travel thousands of miles to meet him and hear him
playing, with or without "heart and soul". He just "speaks" to them.
This thread should have been titled "Tawfiq & Elias Nahat , competitor cousins", though a half of a century separates between the two ouds. The
Brazilian is from the last ouds Elias made in the 1980's, while Tawfiq's is from the 1930's, as much as I can detect.
"Nahat in Brazil" has been for long a very interesting thread here:
http://www.mikeouds.com/messageboard/viewthread.php?tid=9897
It would be nice to revive it
Cheers
Yours indeed
Alfaraby
alfarabymusic@gmail.com
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Khalid_Salé
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To my ears his playing is pure heart and soul, alongside his technical brilliance. I love his delicate little phrases and modulations.
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Ararat66
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I'll second the delicacy and poetic use of strong and soft tone.
Leon
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Bodhi
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That is the record I owned. It really didn't do it for me.
I should also add that Arab music generally doesn't "speak" to me, so to Alfaraby, Dorado and Khalid I would like to point out that perhaps the Arab
heart string is plucked a different way and that it doesn't resonate with me, that is why I stressed that it was my opinion. I would also say it this
way, Beyonce has thousands of fans who would flock to her performances, much the same a Adel Salameh, but again I find the music lacking heart and
soul, and it doesn't speak to me either.
...and to Dorado I didn't intend to pick on your post to insult you or belittle your opinion, it just made for a nice joke. sorry if it didn't come across.
I should be more delicate on the subject of heart and soul I suppose, like John say "we are all entitled to our opinions. Our differences in taste is
what makes the world an interesting place."
I must also add that this is not the first time I have been the only person in a room that doesn't enjoy Adel Salameh's music.
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