Friday, September 24, 2010

Issa Boulos

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Originally ouds were strung with gut strings but today 10 to 12 high quality nylon strings are used. Strings are fastened to a tension bridge on the instrument's sound board. The tuning pegs are set in the sides of the peg box. Strings are plucked with a plectrum.

Tunings vary from one region to another and from one style to another. Mainly the Arabic and Turkish tuning systems are the most common. However, variations on these tuning systems exist within the same region depending on genre and style. The intonation system used in almost all cases is the equal tempered system.
         _____________  Tuning _____________
Start at string number 1 or your highest pitch
Standard Egyptian/Arab: C G D A F C
Non-Standard Arab: C G D A E C, F C G D A F,  F C G D A F C
Non-Standard Iraqi/Arab: F C G D C F
Old Turkish Classical: G D A E D A
New Turkish Classical: G D A E B F#
Turkish/Armenian: D A E B A E
Turkish/Armenian Variant: D A E B F# C#  Standard


This page highlights some of Issa's compositions in albums and collections.
This page will enable you to download songs and pieces, save them, and listen to them.
All are copyright protected, so please don't sell them, they are available for everyone for free.


Taqasim/Improvisation
Taqasim/Improvisation
Taqasim/Improvisation
Taqasim/Improvisation
Taqasim/Improvisation
Taqasim/Improvisation
Original Composition

Issa Boulos / Live
Issa Boulos / Live
Issa Boulos / Live
Issa Boulos / Studio
Issa Boulos / Live
Issa Boulos / Live
Issa Boulos / Studio

'Ud and Takht








Maqam Music

Irtijal/Improvisation

Original Composition

Original Composition

Longa / Turkish

Longa / Turkish

Sama'i / Turkish

Turkish / Balkan
Compositions/Interpretations

al-Sharq Ensemble / Studio

Lingua Musica / Studio

Kane Mathis on 'Ud / Live

Nawa Ensemble / Live

Nawa Ensemble / Live

Nawa Ensemble / Live

Nawa Ensemble / Live


Traditional Palestinian Music



Tradidtional Palestinian
Arrangement/Interpretation

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