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The Martial Art Of Surfing (And Mythological Revenge Fantasies)

An eight hundred year old odyssey, that echos into our present day, resonating themes of destiny, tragedy, lust, murder, ritual, rebellion and revenge. Explore the ancient martial art of pencak silat which harnesses inner power…

Episode #96: Jussi Reijonen

Born in Rovaniemi, a small town on the Arctic Circle in Northern Finland, fretted/fretless guitarist and oud player Jussi Reijonen is truly the product of a life lived transcending boundaries. Having grown up in Finnish Lapland, the Middle East and East Africa, and spending much of his adulthood i…

Ali Omar El-Farouk: Oud and Guitar Player and Teacher

Ali Omar El-Farouk is an Egyptian and Canadian oud guitar player, composer and teacher. Ali plays his oud and three other instruments during this fascinating conversation in which we talked about learning from a place of joy, connecting across cultures through music, languages, architecture, Istanb…

Arabology 7.8 [Mike Massy Phone Interview + Imed Alibi + Alternative Arabic Music]

This episode aired on March 6, 2014 and featured a musical interview with Mike Massy to promote his performance at Stanford on March 11, 2014. The show also premieres a track from Imed Alibi's new album 'Safar' and also features a variety of indie/alternative Arabic songs that will capture your h…

Oud is Not only for the "3amos" : Clarissa Bitar

Buckle Up is a series of interviews "On The Go" so, Buckle Up & join us for a drive.My 99th guest is Clarissa Bitar is a Palestinian oud musician and composer born, raised, and based in Los Angeles, California. She graduated from UC Santa Barbara with a degree in Music and an emphasis in Ethnomusic…

Clarissa Bitar & Sofiane Saidi at Habibi Festival 2023 | Quartertones Live at Joe's Pub

We partnered with Habibi Festival for a six-night celebration of ancient + contemporary sounds from Lebanon, Tunisia, Syria, Morocco, Palestine, Algeria and more! It all took place from October 1-7 at Joe's Pub in NYC. Each night we taped live conversations with the artists on stage. This special Q…

"The Lion of Zimbabwe" Thomas Mapfumo

"The Lion of Zimbabwe" Thomas Mapfumo, Palestinian oud maestro Simon Shaheen, and the brilliant Indianapolis new music collective Forward Motion. Plus a preview of my upcoming interview with Richard Edwards of Margot and The Nuclear So and So's.

Episode 218 [in English]: Clarissa Bitar

Clarissa Bitar is an accomplished Palestinian oud musician and composer hailing from Los Angeles, California. With a background in Music and a specialization in Ethnomusicology from UC Santa Barbara, Clarissa’s musical journey has been enriched by training under esteemed Arab oudists such as Simon …

Lebanon & Palestine

Wadih El Safi (King of Lebanon 2010), Sabah Fakhri + Simon Shaheen (two tenors 2000), Simon Shaheen & B M Bhaat (Saltanah 1997), Simon Shaheen & Qantara (Blue Flame 2001), Nancy Ajram (Nancy 20014), Mohamad Iskandar (Al Dabake 2005), Yousra