Raquy Danziger - Lesson Of the Month - October 2008
Gems from Brian Carter
You may all know Brian Cater, former Messenger as well as Caveman. Well Ive had the pleasure of jamming with him lately and heres some of the CRAZY stuff he comes up with!
Just try to play this one
fast after youve had a couple glasses of wine
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By the way Brian will be a teaching assistant and drum circle facilitator at the fall Dumbek Retreat!
Other "Lessons of the Month":
Nov 2010 - Galata Groove
Oct 2010 - Galata Groove
Sep 2010 - Galata Groove
August 2010 - Turkish Triplets Time Exercise
July 2010 - Nice Turkish Triplet Pattern
June 2010 - Nice Turkish Triplet Pattern
May 2010 - Raquy Turkish Style Dumbek Solo Lesson
Apr 2010 - Raquy's Current Favorite Groove from Istanbul
Nov 2009 - Bunyamin's Solo
Oct 2009 - Bunyamin's Solo
Sep 2009 - Slap-Low-Low-Low
Aug 2009 - Slap-Low-Low-Low
July 2009 - The Cleavage Roll
June 2009 - Dort (Turkish Style Drum Solo with Video and Notes)
May 2009 - More Turkish Stuff
Apr 2009 - The Real Nubian
Mar 2009 - Maksum Turkish Style
Feb 2009 - Turkish Split Hand Paddy Cake
Jan 2009 - Engin's Karsilama
Dec 2008 - Lead Dumbek Part from Beginning of Debke (off of the album Naked)
Nov 2008 - Fast
Nine Variations
Oct
2008 - Gems
from Brian Carter
Sep
2008 - Groove
from the end of Besh
Aug
2008 - Groove
from Maracatu by Raquy and the Cavemen (from the album Mischief)
July
2008 - Turkish
Split Hand Technique Part III (Video)
June
2008 - Turkish
Split Hand Technique Part III (Video)
May
2008 - How
to fill in a rhythm using the Turkish split hand technique
(Video)
Apr
2008 - How
to fill in a rhythm using the Turkish split hand technique
(Video)
Mar
2008 - The
Sinai Saiidi
Feb
2008 - The
Cairo Maksum
Jan
2008 - Solo
over a slowish Baladi (from the song Jehan)
Dec 2007 - Have
a Groovy December!
Nov
2007 - Osama
Oct
2007 - Ozzy's
Phrases
Sep
2007 - Indian
Style Groove that David Kuckhermann showed me
Aug
2007 - New
Break In Nubian
July
2007 - Tanan
June
2007 - Prospect
Park - New Drum Solo by Raquy - Notes + Video!
May
2007 - Raquy’s
Fast Maksum Solo from Ewert Hall Concert (in Cairo, Egypt)
Apr
2007 - Right
Hand Workout!
Mar
2007 - Time
Exercise
Feb
2007 - Bambi
Variations
Jan
2007 - Rolling
Ten
Dec 2006 - Samai!
Nov
2006 - The
Raquy Kaida
Oct
2006 - Moroccan
Fantasy
Sep
2006 - Funk
it Up!
Aug
2006 - Turkish
Split Hand Technique - First Six Steps Video
July
2006 - Moon
Dance (Dumbek Composition for 2 parts)
June
2006 - Yimsik
Asses (Hold Me a Rhythm)
May
2006 - Masmudi
in May!
Apr
2006 - Fun
in Six
Mar
2006 - Easy
and Advanced Patterns over Maksum Rhythm (Great for Belly
Dancers!)
Feb
2006 - Filling
a Rhythm with Rolls
Jan
2006 - Right
Hand Finger Snap
Dec
2005 - Naked
- Raquy's Unaccompanied Dumbek Solo (Advanced Level) - Video
Included!
Nov
2005 - Turkish
Gypsy Doubles