This is the style used in classical Egyptian songs. The style here is very refined and delicate in its approach to the rhythms. Keeping a good metronome and expressing the beauty of the rhythm with minimum embelishment. In this type of class you will only learn Riq, Tabla and Duff.

Power, finess and full expression of musical phrasing while accentuation where the dancer's would be.

This has to be done on individual, one-on-one basis. You will learn how to play the Egyptian, North African and Gulf style rhythms on the western Drums, learning how to convert the Middle Eastern Rhythms into Rock, Pop, Soul, Jazz and R&B grooves.

The sound of Algerian Rai and Gnawa Music has been echoing around the world in the recent years. The term "North African" in these classes usually means the rhythms that are used in Tunisia, Algeria and Moroco. We will be studying the various instrumnts and rhythms that are particular to those countries.

Having studied with Bedouines from the Deserts of Saudi Arabia and performed with numerous artsist from the Arabian Gulf, I found their rhythms to be influenced by 4 major historical paths. 1. Their own tribal Desert sounds. The centuries long standing trade with India through the Silk and Spice Routes. 3.The Slave Trade from Africa and of course 4. The Turkish Middle Eastern Maqams and Rhythms they learnd through the Ottoman Empire that occupied the area for no less than 400 years.

Having studied all the above, you will need to have certain skills to help you keep up with all those instruments and sounds. I have developed various special techiniques that I use personally in my playing and practicing, be it on Middle Eastern or Western drums and percussion. You will be learning those techniques that will help you develop your own style and assist you in reaching good control over your instruments. You think it…. You play it.