Sunday, March 31, 2013

Music: Bridging Arabic And Western Music With An Unusual Instrument

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Bridging Arabic And Western Music With An Unusual Instrument
Mar 31st 2013, 10:00

Classically trained Lebanese trumpeter Ibrahim Maalouf has played with everyone from Sting to Salif Keita. While most trumpets have three valves, his has four, allowing him to play the quarter-tones that characterize Middle Eastern music and the "blue notes" of jazz.

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