In a centuries-old tradition of Palestinian folkloric music, Doc Jazz is playing on the shibbabeh (Palestinian flute) in a new video. He published it both to Facebook – where it received a warm welcome – and to Youtube. Traditionally, in the northern regions of what is nowadays known as the “West Bank”, Palestinian ‘fallaa7een’ (farmers) often had the shibbabeh as...
Even if you are of Palestinian origin yourself, or perhaps even a Palestinian living in Palestine – if you are of a somewhat younger age you may not even have heard of this instrument that is commonly known in Palestine as the ‘shibbabeh’. I am not an expert on Palestinian culture and traditions, nor do I pretend to be. All...
This is a tutorial – which includes a video – on how to make a Palestinian shibbabeh and the basics of how to play on it! In the video, it is explained how to make a shibbabeh, and also how to master the technique of producing sound from it. Towards the end of the video, some examples of Palestinian melodies...
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