Art of Arabic Drumming DVD (special feature with Michel Merhej Baklouk)

topic posted Sat, December 8, 2007 - 8:04 PM by  Trevor
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December 8th, 2007
For immediate release:




CONTINUING HIS PASSION: LOCAL MUSICIAN EXPLORES HIS ROOTS


Kelowna, BC, December 8th 2007 - Local musician and best selling author Trevor Salloum has once again teamed up with Canadian television producer Jiri Bakala and international publisher Mel Bay Publications to produce his second DVD entitled: The Art of Arabic Drumming. The DVD is devoted to teaching the mystical art of Arabic drumming and features the doumbek (Arabic drum).

Salloum takes you on a journey into his Middle Eastern roots and provides a clear presentation of technique, soloing and common Arabic rhythms. If that is not enough, this DVD includes a rare, special feature performance of world-renowned Middle Eastern percussionist Michel Merhej Baklouk on doumbek and riq (Arabic tambourine)

Trevor Salloum studied music at York University and various forms of indigenous percussion in Cuba, Brazil and the Middle East.

The DVD The Art of Arabic Drumming was produced in Kelowna, BC, by independent television production company Ascent Films Inc. (www.ascentfilms.com). Books, CDs and DVDs by Trevor Salloum (www.trevorsalloum.com) are available through most music stores, bookstores and online.

Mel Bay Publications Inc. (www.melbay.com) is a leading international print music publisher in Pacific, Missouri. Since 1947 they have been a world leader in music education materials.

Michel Merhej Baklouk is one of the most distinguished Lebanese traditional percussionists in the Arab World. Baklouk toured worldwide with the renowned Lebanese singer Fairuz and has performed with many famous Arab singers including Sabah, Wadih El Safi, Abdul Wahab, Farid El-Atrash, Warda and Abdel Halim Hafez. In addition, he has worked with major Arab composers and icons of Middle Eastern dance.

For more information on the release of the DVD, please contact Trevor Salloum at 250-763-3951 or Jiri Bakala at 250-212-1435.


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