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EVERYBODY YALLA (2009): Karim Nagi is a traditional Arab musician who reimagines his culture within the most international and progressive expression. He employs traditional Arab instruments, songs and themes, while evolving them into current, or even futuristic, performances. He has an authentic acoustic dexterity, as well as an excitable electronic skill and awareness. This CD is a succinct summary of his varied styles and songs. It icludes his modern Turbo Tabla creations, his traditional work with Sharq Ensemble, and his innovative percussion solos. It also features the track from his music video Everybody Yalla, which was first broadcast on Arab-language satellite music stations.
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RHYTHMS FROM AROUND THE ARAB WORLD (2008): This fourth CD in a series sponsored by Nourhan Sharif was created for drummers and dancers alike. The goal is to show the great variety and diversity found among the different regions, countries, and genres of the Arab world. This recording introduces rhythms from five major geographic regions of Arab world: the Gulf "Khaligi" (Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, Kuwait, and the Emirates), Egypt "Masri", North Africa (Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia), Iraq, and the Levant or Arab East (Lebanon, Palestine, Syria and Jordan). Two rhythms from each of these five regions are performed. Several genres are covered, such as rhythms for vocal music (Sowt, Jurjuna), rhythms for group line dance (Dabkaat and Chobie), rhythms for spiritual rituals (Hadari) and rhythms for wedding ceremonies (Zaffa). When listening to this recording, you will begin to experience many concepts in Arab rhythm found in varying degrees, such as syncopation, swing, and polyrhythm (especially among the Gulf and North African samples). By using strong drumming with the Riqq, Tabla, Dhola, Duff, Bendir, and Karakab, each rhythm is given the strong propulsion necessary to create song and dance routines, as well as simply for practice. This CD will demonstrate both the diversity and unity among the beautiful rhythms found within this huge array of countries united by the same language and culture.
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THE BELLY & THE BEAT (2006) includes 14 new recordings. Each song utilizes the rich and evocative beauty of traditional Arab music. Authentic instruments are used, performed by top instrumentalists and performers. Yet each song is recontextualized into the Techno, House, Hip Hop and Asian Massive genres. The songs utilize heavy and tight dance grooves, bass lines and soundscapes. The result is a "Turbo Tradition" where the classic sounds of the East are bolstered for the dance floor.
Several sonic and musical themes are conveyed in this new CD. There are two other pure drum solos compositions: Stonecutter, a multi percussion feast with a techno pulse, and Banaat Turbo, a more traditional yet creative acoustic solo with very lyrical rhythms. Two songs, | 
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REVIVAL - Wasla Hijazkar and Wasla Bayyati (2005). The SHARQ Arabic Music Ensemble is composed of Arab Americans. The group specializes in traditional Arabic music, as it was performed for hundreds of years in the royal courts, art houses and concert halls of past Arabic kingdoms. SHARQ maintains this lost tradition and renews it with the vitality of modern musical acumen, perspective and expertise. SHARQ was founded in 1998 by Egyptian percussionist Karim Nagi. In 2002 the ensemble added Syrian oudist and musical arranger Kareem Roustom. The ensemble has performed all over the USA in concert halls and festivals. The SHARQ Arabic Music Ensemble is dedicated to preserving and presenting traditional and classical Arabic vocal and instrumental music. Their repertoire is one that is rarely played by even the most dedicated professionals in the Arab world. SHARQ chooses vocal and instrumental pieces that illustrate the rich and buoyant possibilities of the genre, without fixating on the popular or commercial versions. SHARQ seeks to share this heritage through concerts and verbal presentations. Listen to Sharq on their official website www.SharqEnsemble.com. ***PURCHASE this CD from Xauen-Music.com | 
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BELLYDANCE OVERDRIVE (2004) is the first worldwide release with the Copeland Group and Distributed by Universal. It exemplifies what Karim Nagi calls "Arabic Music Re-Imagined." Half the album consists of classic songs and instrumentals, some dating as far back as the Andalusian period (822-1492ad). The authentic instrumentation includes the Tabla (goblet drum), Oud (lute), Nay (end-blown bamboo flute), Qanun (96 string lap-harp), Riqq (fish skin tambourine), clarinet and vocals. The difference lies within the arrangements and production. The heavy dancefloor grooves and basslines of modern Techno, Hip Hop and House music bolster the music. Unlike most modern DJ/Producers, Karim did not cut and splice from old recordings but instead re-recorded the songs in their entirety with new musicians. The sonic quality of the CD is comparable to all current dance albums on the market.
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ADVANCED RHYTHMS FOR THE ADVANCED DANCER (2004). This CD is third in a series produced by Nourhan Sharif and the Egyptian Academy of Dance. In this instructional CD, Karim performs the complex rhythms extracted from the classical Arabic vocal tradition of Muwashahaat (Andalusian poems put to music) and adapts them for dance. Karim verbalizes each rhythm, performs them at 3 speeds, and follows up with a classic song example that uses each rhythm. Karim provides a full and dynamic sound with Arabic Tabla, Riqq, Segat, Dhola and Bassdrum. By introducing rhythms like Samai, 'Awis, Aqsaq and Muhajjar, Karim seeks to expand the dancer's vocabulary and rhythmic repertoire.
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CONCERTS - ARAB PAN EASTERN MUSIC LIVE (2004) This CD features the solos and accompaniments of Karim Nagi, an accomplished Riqq (Arab Tambourine) player, band leader and event producer originally from Egypt. This CD is a collection of live performances from concerts produced by Karim. The tracks feature some of the strongest Artists in America including the Sharq Ensemble, Yousseff Kassab, Alan Shavarsh Bardezbanian, Abdul-Wahhab Kayyali, George Ziadeh, and Karim's PanEastern Ensemble (which includes Arab, Turkish, Chinese, Indian and Iranian musicians and singers). This CD also features some of Karim's signature Riqq solos, and his intuitive accompaniment style. Song styles include classical Arabic Adwar, Muwashahaat, Samaiaat, Longaat and Armenian Folk.
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ARABIC MUSIC RE-IMAGINED (2003) is the debut release of Turbo Tabla. The music is a hybrid of Arab and Turkish traditional music, bolstered by Techno, Hip Hop and House grooves. Producer, DJ, Dancer and Drummer Karim Nagi re-records classic songs with live musicians and authentic instruments (Oud, Nay, Clarinet, Buzuq, Qanun, Arabic Tabla and Riqq) while expanding the sound with Electronic music. This CD features performances by great Arab and Armenian musicians like Bassam Saba, Mal Barsamian, Jamal Sinnu, Saeed Khoury and singers Albert Agha and Hayet Ayad. This CD was a pioneer in the Arab Techno category, and has been choreographed to by numerous dancers in North America, Latin America and Europe.
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