Tarab, Maqamat, and the Magic of Arabic Music & Dance with Maya Youssef - Episode #32

​Welcome to episode #32 of "The Oriental Café" Podcast by Joana Saahirah.

In this episode, we receive Maya Youssef, a Syrian musician and composer based in the United Kingdom and master of the qanun🌺🪘🎼

In this episode, Joana Saahirah invites Maya Youssef to discuss Tarab, Maqamat, Taksim & the Magic of Arabic Music & Dance; what it was like to grow up in Syria; the value of Mistakes; and much more. Oh, she also plays the kanun and almost makes me cry.

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🎤References shared by our guest: Book: "The Little Prince" by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Movie: "Dreams" by Akira Kurosawa Music: The Aleppo School of Music Music by Sabah Fakhri (start with Al-Qudoud Al-Halabiya)

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