Ensemble Al Kindi playing Bashraf Qarabataq - 3 measures of 48/4 (usul thaqil), 1 measure each of 16/4 (neem khafif), 20/4 (fakht), 32/4 (khafif turki); and ending with 10/16 (jurjina sama'i). Go to the rhythm page and at the very bottom you will find Bashraf Qarabataq and the rhythms used.
with Master Michel Merhej
17/8 Kosh Rank (DsTDsDDTsTTsDDTsT) - Muwashshah - "Salla Fina al-ladha" Omar Sarmini & Ensemble Al Kindi From the double album The Crusades Seen Through the Eyes of the Orient Adel Shams El Din - percussion (riqq - Egyptian tambourine)
Adel plays a bit of his "Looking for the Three Dums" from his CD Forty Rhythms from the Middle East - 16/4 Nawakht Hindi, 14/4 Muhajjar Misri, 12/4 Mudawar Misri, 10/4 Mudawar Chami....
A video of virtuoso Arab Musician, Simon Sahheen on the Oud along with Michel Merhej on the Raqq Part of a concert at McDaniel College, Westminster, MD, USA from March 31, 2004