Experimenting with rhythm, Arabic style

[Maddplaid]

Mate....Im not sure about the Arabic thing...HHmmmmm...yea not quite me....

[MrWagmoreBarkless]

Wow! is all I can say. Some of the most interesting banjo I've ever heard. Thanks for posting! I love it!!!

[banjoape]

very cool thanks for sharing

[MrMish520]

Great job ! check Berber music ! This guy here is the king of Berber banjo in Morocco . Go to you tube and type in : Izenzaren Igout Abdelhadi ... when you played the drum , it reminded me of belly dancing clubs !!!

[oilmeters]

nice style

[SuePyper]

very cool!



[clawbrandon]

How do you capo your 5th. string on the nylgut? great playing by the way!

[ComradeMorshu]

Arappalachia!

[Jdubeats]

I want to jam with you

[blkfir]

This sounds amazing!

[SweetSiryn]

Very nice, Cathy :)

[Micheleco1]

i love this woman!!!!! very good

[willwkrueger]

the rhythm is called malfouf

[spokefilms]

I LOVE THIS!  Great work.

[saharalover]

Just wanna inform u that what u play is an indian rhythm and it never related to arabic music as indians are not arabs, We gotta a half tone which gets the oriental melody

[rhysELEVEN]

I really love this! Inspirational :)

I really hope I'm as good as you one day, one can dream :(

[foraminiferal]

Wow! Thanks for posting your videos, they're great!

[southsydney]

are these more varied styles only playable on the cello banjo or can a normal 5 string produce the same sounds coz i really like the style. great video btw

[lgomez222]

Interesting, thanks!

[boogpatton]

Very cool!

[elisar92]

So cool and creative!

[msmak56]

Just to make some corrections, these rhythms are still heavily used in Arabic music although they started in the old times. To the old Arabs, rhythm was very sacred and one should never and by no means make a mistake in the rhythm (Iqaa; plural: Iqaat).

[drfoop]

I came here via your "I've just got a cello banjo" video, and was completely blown away. It's so incredibly fresh, innovative, and interesting.

That said, I must stop gibbering and pick up my banjo. Thank you.

[djmakerz]

oh wow, your amazing. i wish i understand music. i never took a music lesson or held an instrument but for my dj equipment. Your dumming was so nice. bravo

[ScottKnick1]

Almost tempted to mix that drum pattern in under the banjos! Marvelous lesson.

[phmancus]

sounds like something from "throw down your heart". new bela fleck album. reeeeeaaaally good.

[sparkyfiddle]

Fascinating - thanks for this insight!

[cellobanjoboy]

Thanks for your great stuff. I just love the Moth Hunters. Love your website!

[bilbo60]

Thanks for adding freshness and fun to the banjo

[DragonWorshipper]

I really love all these (middle)-eastern sounds! Keep up the good music!

[chaceburke]

well done, i wish you were my age and single ;)

[lonewoodwose]

The drum parts just confirms the fact that you are amazing.

[gadaya]

You really got a good sense of rhythm, and an innovative approch to clawhammer. Really great teaching, thanks.

[homerhood]

Your Arabic Funk Filter Rules. More great work by my Banjo hero! Thanks, and keep it up.

[artistfood]

I learned so much from your great website. Have you on my mp3 player too :) Thanks for this interesting and amazing tutorial. Your are truly great on the banjo.

How do the nylgut compare to the steel. I was thinking of changing to nylgut but wasnt too sure it would work well. Do you usually refer to play on nylgut or steel?

[BanjoMeetsWorld]

Thanks for the kind words! These days, I prefer to play on the Nylgut. They're floppy compared to steel. But I like the texture and sound, and my left hand is a lot more likely to bounce around and do plucks and other fun things than it is with steel. The drawback is that the Nylguts have less sustain, so I lose some drone, and the occasional strums I like to do have less effect.

[danbherman]

The Nylgut sounds wonderful. Can any banjo be strung with them?

[BanjoMeetsWorld]

As far as I know you can put them on any banjo. I've heard of people needing to widen the slots on their nut or bridge to accommodate the slightly thicker strings, but I haven't run into that issue.

[McCannidog]

@BanjoMeetsWorld

Cat, I mix the strings on my bass. Nylon wound Lows with nanoweb highs. it gives the drone without the tears or blisters. hah. Keep this up Please!!

[QRS666]

You are fantastic!! I just love watching your new approach to the banjo and all the fine tunes! Especially the modal tunes. Keep up the good work!

[BanjoMeetsWorld]

Thanks! Modal tunes rule.