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MOHSEN SUBHI: Mawasem
A compilation of Subhi's renowned oud pieces, accompanied by percussion, bass, cello and piano. Instrumental.
Mohsen Subhi grew up in Ramallah, Palestine, and began studying music at the age of seven. He studied the oud (Middle Eastern plucked lute) with master oud player Hatem Al-Afghani. After coming to the United States he took courses at the Longe School of Music in Boston and the Berklee School of Music in Cambridge. He worked as the Music Director of the Palestinian National Music and Dance Troupe (El Funoun) and composed the music to their popular production “Zaghareed.”
Mohsen Subhi has a very personal way of playing the oud, due to his previous experience as a percussionist and his subtle assimilation of Indian, African and Mediterranean influences.
Reviews
The album has received popular and critical acclaim in Lebanon, such as the following:
“It is difficult not to fall helplessly in love with Mohsen Subhi’s bewitching album ‘Mawasem’. Subhi’s masterful oud playing is akin to a mystical art, making this CD breathtaking listening.”
- Rabih Z, Time Out Beirut
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