I’m excited to share the release of Epichorus Ensemble’s second album, NAJARA, on Sawdust Records. This band plays Indo-Arabic roots music – contemporary music inspired by the old sounds. It’s an eclectic group of amazing NYC based musicians.I’m happy to be a part of this project and highly recommend checking out the music. Here’s a […]
Here’s a transcription of a traditional Macedonian wedding tune called Zhensko Kichevsko. This is the arrangement that Tavche Gravche plays. We changed some things around, mainly the harmony and some of the groove. But for the most part, this is the original melody. Zhensko_Kichevsko Also, here’s a link to us playing this specific arrangement, […]
I’ve been looking to get my hands on a gimbri/guembri for years now, and recently I’ve finally managed to get one. The Gimbri, or Sintir, is a Moroccan Gnawa bass like instrument. It’s actually somewhere between a banjo and a bass. It has three strings: D, another D one octave above (used as a drone) […]
All musicians know that practice is essential for improving and mastering their instrument. Practice is our time to perfect playing without any distractions. When we finally do sit down to practice though, how do we utilize our time? What constitutes a “good” practice session? What do we work on and for how long?
With so many platforms out there these days (facebook pages, bandcamp, reverbnation etc…), I’ve been finding it hard to decide what the best one would be for my electric trio, Mindset. I have a personal website and Facebook page, and am not interested in creating more work for myself by managing a separate site etc.. […]
It has now been a year since I started a Kickstarter fundraising campaign for my second album, Emuna. Im very grateful that the campaign was successful, raising over $5700 from 103 backers, and the album is finished and ready. With this said, it was definitely not easy to reach our goal, and without a ton […]
