The Bishari tribesmen returned to sitting on the blanket after they finished their athletic games. We started discussing music by starting with the Tambour, which in their “Rohtana” language is […]
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Aug
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Jul
3 – Rababa Qurashi #562
Qurashi is from a traditional family of Rababa musicians. I had seen him and his brothers in countryside weddings, playing in their family rababa band in the traditional way as well […]
12
Jul
11-Bishari Archive # 609a
Bishari #609aBishari Bedouin Series – Starting Part 9 of a 10 part video-clip Interview – May 2016Bishari, as one branch of the Beja, are well known for their camels. Even […]
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Mar
Rababa Qurashi #561
This clip immediately starts out with Saad making a request of Qurashi, then explains to me this is the music they play for a “man to dance with a stick.” […]
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Sep
Bishari Archive #602
How many times have I asked a person about their dances? How many times have I tried for years to get to see a dance of their culture? Never have […]