Drum Camp 08 - Darabuka, Sax & Stick Dance - Chas, Maren, Carmen

Project 120 #9Middle Eastern PercussionMazaj (Chas Whitaker / Maren Lueg / Carmen Jones)Darabuka, ZurnaI was in the café and spotted the fantastic Arabic percussion teacher Chas Whitaker and joined the queue to talk to him...I asked if he was willing to contribute something to camera for the Drum Camp 08 Project 120. He was really warm to the idea and asked if it was OK if other people joined him.20 minutes later, in a completely empty Dance Tent, I was thrilled to discover that Chas was joined by flautist Maren and the wonderful Arabic dancer Carmen Jones - they'd dressed for the part too!The requirements were that at least one track, ideally should be at 120. All the pieces they played were - Chas' superb playing to the metronome click, to me, is incredibly impressive. I was really moved by their performances. There are more videos of them performing at Glastonbury and the Big Chill and some on BBC iPlayer if you care to check them out. I get another chance to see them at WOMAD 08 too!This track is Mizmar (written by Maren) a Saiddi stick dance.Thanks to all who contributedHope you enjoyGary http://www.musicworldwide.org http://www.arabicdrum.co.uk/ http://www.myspace.com/mazajba... http://raqsarabia.co.uk/ http://www.drummer.co.uk

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Uploaded: January 1, 1970 at 12:59 am
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