The UCSB Middle East Ensemble is an official “Ethnomusicology Performance Ensemble” in the University of California, Santa Barbara, Music Department. Founded in 1989 by ethnomusicology professor Scott Marcus, the ensemble has performed widely throughout California including concerts in Los Angeles, Pasadena, Pomona, Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Berkeley, Sacramento, San Diego, and in Tuscon, Arizona and Washington D.C. In Fall 1999, seven members of the Ensemble performed in the Central Asian country of Uzbekistan as the sole U.S. representatives at the International "Melodies of the East" Festival in the city of Samarkand.
The ensemble’s repertoire reflects the great diversity of cultures found in the Middle East. The ensemble performs music and dance from Arab, Turkish, Persian, Armenian, Greek, Sephardic and Oriental Jewish, Kurdish, and Assyrian cultures. Performance items range from classical pieces to religious, folk, popular, and children's songs, as well as folk, classical, and cabaret-style dances.
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A collection of songs, dances, and instrumental pieces from the Middle East Ensemble's 1996 concerts. With guest artists Sattar, Mohamad Heydari, Siamak Pouian, John Bilezikjian.
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ASIN: B00005O1D1 Release Date: 1996-08-01 |
Album Description
A collection of songs, dances, and instrumental pieces from the Middle East Ensemble's 1996 concerts. With guest artists Sattar, Mohamad Heydari, Siamak Pouian, John Bilezikjian.Pop Music:
- Uomo Di Pezza [Import] [Limited Edition] [Original recording remastered]
- Ventana Al Sol
- Very Best of Maria Farantouri [Import]
- Wolfe Tones 25th Anniversary
- Y2K D CHUTNEY VIRUS
- Ys [Import] [Limited Edition] [Original recording remastered]
- Zambiance
- 8th Sacrement
- Arab-Andalusian Music
- At the Front
