Recovering from a long illness, my Abdo George Nahat oud keeps sounding better and better...

Segah, Zabol Va Mokhalef,سگاه زابل و مخالف

Dedicated to my lovely wife, Marie
Recorded in Morocco/Essaouira/El ghazwa
Morocco is a beautiful land of mixed cultures and influences.
 

Hope

Beyati Peşrevi(Seyfettin Osmanoğlu)

Taksim in makam huzzam and rast recorded at the beginning of the month of ramadan at home in essaouira

Huzzam Rast Taksim

Akhtar stands for more in arabic.
More music, more life, thank you so much D.H.

Akthar

Some maqamat make me feel the infinity of the universe...

Infinity

Mahur is the persian mode related to european major scale. 
In arabic and turkish music, it's named maqam Ajam. 
I love its apparent simplicity.

Mahur

Nava has a special position in persian music, his development is one of the most subtle and for that reason one of the less played. It's balance is fragile and requires a lot while improvising.

Nava

The discovery of new musical lands can be rare, some persons have the ability to open musical fields just by they listening.

New lands

Pushing further the limits of improvisation in less common fields.

Fragile

One Plus One Equal One

Unexpected

So close

Segah

Oud solo concert in Avesta Sjöviks, Sweden.
31 January 2017

Avesta Sjöviks Concert, part one

Avesta Sjöviks Concert, part two

Avesta Sjöviks Concert, part three

Avesta Sjöviks Concert, part four

Oud concert in Avesta Sjöviks, Sweden.
31 January 2017

Avesta Sjöviks Concert, Hasan Abo AlShamlat & Franck Leriche

A musical journey in the space of modal music, influenced by a wide range of musical traditions
Oud build by Hatef Shaterian

Brise Matinale

Franck Leriche, an artist born 1965 in Paris / France.
Beginning his career as a jazz guitarist, he was in his teens when he heard Fawzi Sayeb playing the oud.
He studied the persian music with Dariush Talâ'ï and singing with Dr Hossein Omoumi.
Eventually, he performed with Dr Hossein Omoumi and Madjid Khaladj.
During the 90's he performed intensively with percussionist Keyvan Chemirani.
He published his first solo album Lattakia in July 2016.
After living 3 years in Essaouira and 9 month in Istanbul, he moved to Stockholm.

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