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Fi Kul Balad

Emerald

Ya Zarif Altul

Ajam

An improvisation in maqam Bayyati with minor modulations. 

Taqasim Bayyati تقاسيم بياتي

Kul al Hub

Freedom (feat. Lara Aburamadan & Triagonal Disk)

Taqasim Nahawand تقاسيم نهاوند

Improvisation in maqam Bayyati Nawa with modulations

Taqasim Bayyati On G (Nawa)  تقاسيم بيات نوا

Taqasim on the oud in maqam Hijaz based on the tonic A. A taqasim is an instrumental improvisation that is a key and historical part of the Arab music tradition.

Taqasim in Hijaz on A  تقاسيم حجاز لا

Taqasim, or instrumental improvisation, on the beat in maqam bayatti

Taqasim on the beat bayati

Clarissabitar.com   Clarissa Bitar is a Palestinian oud musician and composer born, raised, and based in Los Angeles. She graduated from UC Santa Barbara with a degree in Music and an emphasis in Ethnomusicology. As a student, Clarissa won multiple awards for excellence in performance in Ethnomusicology and had the privilege of playing around California with the UC Santa Barbara Middle East Ensemble. To further her studies, Clarissa sought out and learned from prominent Arab oudists including Simon Shaheen, Charbel Rouhana, and Bassam Saba.  Clarissa now works as a studio musician and has turned her classical oud style into exciting collaborations with artists of many different genres including Massari, Elyanna, Omar Offendum, Ali Gatie, Mona Haydar, Sandhill, Nasri Atweh, and Rotana. Her solo EP “Bayati,” was released in 2019 and focuses on the maqam Bayati, an important mode in Arab music.   When she’s not working on new music, she travels the United States (and abroad) to perform and teach oud. Her passion for teaching and sharing knowledge of Arab music is driven by the hope that younger generations of Arabs, especially those in the diaspora, can continue to have access to this tradition. Clarissa Bitar’s music is available on all streaming platforms. Follow her on Instagram @clarissabitar for updates on future releases.

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