Earth Tones - Gaval Dashy Performances

This video was conceived as part of the Earth Tones exhibition as it traces the history of my musical instrument, "The California Gaval Dashy." It begins with a 1983 recording of Cingiz Mehdiyev, the renowned Azerbaijani percussionist, playing the famous Gaval Dashy (Tambourine Stone) in Qobustan, Azerbaijan. I recorded a short video on September 29, 2008 of Qobustan tour guide, Farhat Khanatov, playing a smaller version of the Gaval Dashy. The final segment documents a portion of the recording session on "The California Gaval Dashy," by The Antenna Repairmen, Robert Fernandez, M.B. Gordy and Arthur Jarvinen, at todosomething Studio, Highland Park, California, on April 17, 2009. The soundtrack from The Antenna Repairmens improvisational session was playing during the installation of the Earth Tones exhibition.

0:00 - Azerbaijan musician, Cingiz Mehdiyev plays in Qobustan, Azerbaijan. Video courtesy of AzTV, 1983.

3:45 - Tour guide, Farhat Khanatov demonstrates. Qobustan, Azerbaijan. 09/29/08

3:56 - The Antenna Repairman play the California Gavel Dashy in Highland Park, CA. 04/17/09

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Music

Tags:

• gavaldashy
• Azerbaijan
• California
• Gaval
• Dashy
• Cingiz
• Mehdiyev
• Tambourine
• Stone
• Antenna
• Repairmen
• Robert
• Fernandez
• M.B.
• Gordy
• Arthur
• Jarvinen
• Karen
• Koblitz

[KhanAraz]

Thank you for downloading Chingiz Mehdiyev’s performance in “Gaval Dashy”. I was looking for this performance for a long time. Another gratitude to you for you interest to the Azerbaijani culture.