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Originally Posted by aziyade
Excellent point, David!
What weirds me out now is that I saw a show on Saturday and I'm now hearing Nawari in EVERYTHING. Am I just looking for it, and mishearing it, or is it a super popular rhythm for Raqs Sharqi?
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Weell, dear aziyade... the question is not whether Nawari is a super popular rhythm for Raqs Sharki, the question is - do YOU want Nawari to be a super popular rhythm for Raqs Sharki? *read with seductive exotic accent* LOL!!! sorry, I couldnt stop myself.
I guess it depends on what CDs you're listening to, doesnt it? I do know that the rhythm will show up in drum solos and Lebanese influenced recordings...meaning, if an Egyptian song is played by a Lebanese musician it will often be played with a Lebanese rhythm set instead of an Egyptian rhythm set. Just like Armenians, Lebanese, Turks, Greeks, Indians, French, Khaleegis and Egyptians all will claim a song and melody and say that ALL the others took it from them. I've found songs that I'm 100% sure are Indian in orgin - but the version I find is in Arabic... (of course it's Indian...the root of the word song comes from the Sanskrit words Sangriyataram, Songyam, Sangaya, Songaya and Sanjaya, right?
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I tell you, Tahtil Shubbak sounds REALLY weird to me with a Debkeh rhythm
