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Dear Friends,
I will be teaching a 6-week class in Balkan and Romani Rhythms at the Jazz School in Berkeley beginning next Monday evening, July 13. Please come and spread the word to your friends!
From the Jazz School Brochure:Balkan and Romani (“Gypsy”) Rhythms
Learn to groove in the irresistible odd-meters of the Balkans. From lilting Macedonian 7/8s to sultry Turkish 9/8s, to driving Bulgarian “Wedding-Style” 11/16s and 15/16s, these rhythms are gaining global popularity as performed by artists including Bulgaria’s Ivo Papasov, Serbia’s Boban Markovic and Goran Bregovic, and Turkey’s Burhan Ocal.
Prerequisite: none.
Mondays 8:15 – 9:45 pm
RUMEN SALI SHOPOV (6 weeks) $250
Rumen “Sali” Shopov is a master Turkish-Romani drummer, singer, and string-player from Goce Delchev, Bulgaria, a crossroads town in the Pirin Mountain region that hosts a rich intersection of Bulgarian, Macedonian, Greek, and Turkish musical influences. Rumen has toured internationally with the Nevrokopski Folk Ensemble, Edessa, Ziyia, Kitka, and Yuri Yunakov and his Romani Wedding Band. A charismatic and patient teacher, Rumen has taught at the Eastern European Folklife Center’s Balkan Music and Dance Camp, Kosmos World Music and Dance Camp, World Camp, Stockton Camp, Balkanalia, and at universities and cultural centers throughout the US and Canada.
To register, contact the Jazzschool: 510.845.5373http://www.jazzschool.comhttp://www.jazzschool.com/html/classes_registration.html
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