Classical verve.Byline: Joseph Benny Othman Mohialdin has music in his blood. A well-known Sudanese violinist, he has six musician brothers and was playing the harmonica harmonica. 1 The simplest of the musical instruments employing free reeds, known also as the mouth organ or French harp. It was probably invented in 1829 by Friedrich Buschmann of Berlin, who called his instrument the Mundäoline. at the age of five. Since then, this Sudan-born, UK-based musician has not looked back. By the age of 14, he had learnt the lute, a traditional stringed instrument. His love affair with the violin began in 1988, and after years of experimenting and interacting with different masters in Sudan and abroad, he has mastered the instrument. Othman was recently in Muscat Muscat, Maskat, or Masqat (all: mŭs`kăt, mŭs`kət), city (1993 pop. 533,774), capital of Oman, SE Arabia, on the Gulf of Oman. It is flanked by rugged mountains. at the invitation of the Sudanese Community Social Club in Oman. In fact, he is on a Middle East tour, and plans to visit the UAE and Saudi Arabia, among others. Othman is someone who likes to break the mould. His latest projects are examples of that. He is currently busy in Aaecreating the magic of traditionAAE, whereby he plans to have a musical symphony combining many traditional Sudanese instruments and music.AoWe are falling back on the pentatonic pen·ta·ton·ic adj. Music Of or using only five tones, usually the first, second, third, fifth, and sixth tones of a diatonic scale. Adj. 1. pentatonic - relating to a pentatonic scale system, instead of the heptatonic method, to create this magical touch of Sudanese music,Ao Othman told TheWeek before his performance at the Sudanese Community Social Club in Muscat on October 29. The pentatonic system has five notes, whereas the heptatonic system has seven notes per octave. Pentatonic scales feature in Celtic folk music and West African music; on the other hand, the heptatonic scale is commonly associated with classical Indian and Western music. OthmanAAEs first album, Magic of Violin, was well received. Among his admirers is the UK Arts Council, and he found fans in the US when he performed in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , Washington DC and Chicago. The musician is currently busy promoting his second album, Magic of Haqieba. This style of music is believed to have emerged in the 20th century as a musical form. He is trying to recreate the aestheticism Aestheticism Late 19th-century European arts movement that centred on the doctrine that art exists for the sake of its beauty alone. It began in reaction to prevailing utilitarian social philosophies and to the perceived ugliness and philistinism of the industrial age. of earlier melodies, at the same time preserving the purity of origin with a touch of beauty. Othman is the kind of musician who takes things in his stride. Asked whether the onslaught of technology has done his music good, he said, AoTechnology has given me room to experiment. Today, I am in a position to get maximum impact for the sound. As far as stringed stringed adj. Music 1. Having strings. Often used in combination: a six-stringed lute. 2. Produced by stringed instruments: stringed chamber music. instruments are concerned, technology bodes well.Ao Zaki Abdul Hamid, cultural secretary of the Sudanese Community Soc-ial Club, said, AoSudanese folk music is diverse because of the vast cultural diversity of the country. The country is a melting pot of Arab and African cultures. OthmanAAEs initiative is to demonstrate the unity of the cultural diver-sity of Sudan.Ao The Sudanese Community Social Club was established in 1996. The club conducts cultural and social programmes and organises lectures. Apex Press and Publishing Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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