Tagged: music

tips for the recording musician

The art of mixing: 15 tips for the recording musician

For all you recording musicians out there, I would like to share some tips on things I learned in the past few years, when it comes to mixing. These tips apply especially to musicians who mix their own music, and I try my best to follow these tips myself. I have learned them from listening to explanations by audio engineers,...

cilantro or coriander

The appreciation of art and the cilantro effect

Cilantro, also known as coriander. In Arabic, it’s called kuzbara. I love this stuff. However, two of my children can’t stand the taste of it, while they are not difficult eaters. In fact, none of our three kids are. Scientific research has revealed that liking or disliking kuzbara has a genetic component, which makes it taste like ‘soap’ to about...

Doc Jazz on Shibbabeh

Revisiting the shibbabeh, the Palestinian flute

There has always been a consistently high demand for information on the shibbabeh, judging from web traffic coming to my website. Also, I frequently get questions about the instrument, and my tutorials. I really apologize for not answering all of them. It’s just too much work, and frankly, in most cases, I think people are able to figure out the...

Reem Kelani

Reem Kelani live on BBC Radio 3 on Friday 22 July

Renowned Palestinian vocalist and musicologist Reem Kelani will be appearing on BBC Radio 3’s “World on 3” from 11pm – 1am this Friday 22 July. In addition to an interview with Mary Ann Kennedy, Reem will be performing live in the studio, accompanied by Bruno Heinen on piano and Ryan Trebilcock on double bass. When to listen to the BBC...