Feynfou - 8-10-2005 at 06:31 AM
Dear friends,
This week's lesson is Samai Nahawand of Cheikh Derwish. I find it really nice but some how difficult. the most difficult for me is that I don't even
know how it "sounds" 
Could any body help? Thanks you
Regards.
Feynfou
al-Halabi - 8-10-2005 at 02:56 PM
Feyfnou,
You can find a recording of this piece on the CD "Wasla d'Alep: Chants traditionnels de Syrie" featuring the Syrian singer Sabri Moudallal (on the
French Inedit label). This is a pretty sama'i, although not much recorded outside Syria. Shaykh Ali al-Darwish was one of the great masters of Arab
traditional music. He received some of his musical training in Istanbul, and taught music for many years in Syria and Tunisia. He is the one who
provided Rodolphe d'Erlanger the sample taqsims in 114 maqams published in volume 5 of his work "La musique arabe" (he played them for d'Erlanger on
the nay).