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The Barony of South Downs presents
Castle Wars VIII
November 4-6, 2011
Sandy Beach Park, Macon, GA

 

Evening Revelry

Salaam Aleikum!

Unto the populace of Meridies, I invite you to an evening of Eastern music and dance at Castle Wars VIII. Are you curious about Eastern music or dance? Have you ever wanted to play the drum but don't know any Middle Eastern rhythms? Join us and learn at our samra* (the party formally known as a hafla) and get your Eastern groove on! Extra loaner sheet music will be available for those interested in learning some Eastern tunes and some extra drums to learn some Eastern rhythms ('iqa).

For those of you curious about Middle Eastern music, here is a list of songs that may be played during our samra. You can also view this YouTube playlist to get an idea of what these songs sound like:

  • Lamma Bada (Samaii 10/8)
  • Garoon Garoon (maqsoum 4/4 & ayoub 2/4)
  • Longa Kurdillicaz (maqsoum 4/4 + 6/8)
  • Shoosh Bar (10 counted as 3-2-2-3)
  • Uskudara (maqsoum)
  • Veselba (Laz 7/8)
  • Lesge (ayoub - tempo speeds up after every repetition)
  • Hadouni Hadouni (Saiidi 4/4)
  • Moorish Dance (Beledi 4/4)
  • Bir Demet (Chiftitelli 8/4)
  • Rampi Rampi (Kashlima 9/8)
  • Dance Real II (Malfouf
  • Atesh Tanz (Maqsoum 4/4 with optional masmoodi 8/4)
  • Afghani Song (6/8)
  • Miserlou (Chiftitelli or rhumba)
  • Ya Shelem (ayoub 2/4)
  • Shaskin (saiidi 4/4)

*What's a Samra?

The samra/ Zambra is a celebration attributed to the al-Andalus era of Southern Spain. 'Samra' in Arabic means a spontaneous celebration of dance and music, that takes place all night long. Originally the Arabic term 'Samra' was used to describe the noises made by the sounds of lively crowds and certain musical instruments, such as in a party or celebration. Also referred to as 'Zambra' in the Spanish language, documents dated to the 1600's describe the Zambra as festivities with the music of wind instruments such as the sounds of pipes and flutes.

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