UCSB Middle East Ensemble (MEE) is an official “Ethnomusicology Performance Ensemble” in the UCSB Music Department

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CDs/Booklets

1994 CD/Booklet	1995 CD/Booklet	1996 CD

1994 CD/Booklet	1. Sama`i Farahfaza 2. Nay Taqasim 3. Ya Hilalan 4. Ya Ghusna Naqa 5. Longa Riyad 6. Dulab Habib 7. Yesilim 8. Il Hilwa Di 9. Ya Salat iz-Zayn 10. Yahlaylah Yahlaylah 11. Chinar-ess 12. Khoda-e-Asman 13. Siko Horepse Kukli Mou 14. Tamr al-Hinna' 15. Miserlou 16. Ah Ya Zayn/Ayyub (*) Also in cassette.

1995 CD/Booklet	1. Sama`i Rast 2. Nay Taqasim 3. Leh Ya Banafsig 4. Violin Taqasim 5. Wi-n-Nabi Yamma 6. Ya Man La`ibat Bihi sh-Shamulu 7. Layali/Mawwal 8. Til`it Ya Mahla Nur-ha 9. Rampi Rampi 10. Hicaz Ilahi 11. Anar Anar 12. Im Chinari Yara 13. il-'Alb Ya`shiq Kull Gamil 14. Hibbina 15. `Ud taqasim 16. Drum Solo 17. Tutah (*) Also in cassette.

1996 CD (Accompanying booklet not yet ready):	Persian classical music featuring guest artists, Sattar (vocal). Mohamad Heydari (santur), and Siamak Pouian (zarb): 1. Pishdaramad-e Shur 3:28 2. Ashk 4:23 3. Chahar Mezrab 4:09 Arab art music: 4. Sama`i Bayyati 5:57* 5. `ud taqasim (James Ismail) 5:38 6. Billadhi Askara 3:01* Greek music: 7. Oso Varun Ta Sidhera 2:49 Armenian music featuring guest artist John Belizikjian (`ud, vocal): 8. Seghan E Arad 2:59* 9. Siroon Aghchig 3:46 10. Goojn Ara, Kana Kana, and Es Kisher 3:02* Simsimiyyah music from the Suez Canal region: 11. Mata Ya Kiram 2:59 Turkoman music from Kirkuk, Iraq: 12. Ewlerinen Ogi Yonja 3:47 13. Helliden Daghlar Qemish 3:32 Turkish saz music: 14. Sut Ictim 3:01 15. Tren Giler 3:06 Turkish karsilima: 16. Anvar 3:21 Modern Arab song and dance pieces: 17. 'Agib 'Agib 4:17* 18. Rhythmic Taqasim 3:23 19. Drum solo 3:48 20. Tutah 0:49 Total Time: 72 minutes * On these pieces, the Ensemble is joined by special guest Ishmael (qanun).
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DVD

The UCSB Department of Music & The UCSB Music Affiliates present "An Evening with the UCSB Middle East Ensemble".

Program recording date & length: 11/22/03 - 1 Hour 30 Minutes
Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall, University of California, Santa Barbara
Soundscape Series - Order Catalog No.: 3858
http://www.uctv.ucsb.edu

Scott Marcus - Director
Alexandra King - Dance Director

PART ONE
beginning time (hour:min:sec.)

1. A Solo Cabaret Dance - featuring Alexandra King - 0:00:45
2. Two Turkish Dances from the Silifke Region of South Central Turkey - 0:06:39
3. A Set of Ottoman Classical & Urban Songs & Improvisations - 0:11:16

a. Gözleri A™ka Gülen - a light classical Turkish song
b. Kanaryam - an Istanbul urban folk song
c. Hariklaki - a Greek urban rebetika song (the last two sharing the same basic melody)

Directed by Sonia Seeman Kanun & vocal solos: Denise Gill
Violin solo: Lillie Gordon Cümbüs solo: Eric Ederer
Greek vocal solo: Voula Aldrich Turkish clarinet solo: Sonia Seeman

4. Lebanese Dabkah Dance - presented in two styles, the first 0:32:00 theatricalized, the second a traditional line dance.
5. Tanavar, An Uzbek Classical Dance in the Ferghana Style - 0:36:18
featuring Guest Dancer Carolyn Krueger

PART TWO

6. An Upper Egyptian Basket Dance - Mizmar solo by Scott Marcus - 0:40:52
7. A Set of Three Sephardic Songs - featuring Andrea Fishman - 0:46:51

a. El Rey de Francia - known in Greece, Morocco, and Turkey violin solo by Hamid Baheri
b. La Cantiga del Fuego - a historical ballad from Salonika, Greece
c. Onde que Tope - a playful love song in the Greek rebetika tradition

8. Two Armenian Dances - a wedding dance and a line dance - 0:59:26
9. `Ala Dal`una - a dabkah-dance song popular among Lebanese, Palestinians, and Syrians. - 1:05:28
Directed by Ken Habib
10. Asmar Ya Asmarani, a popular Egyptian song by `Abd al-Halim Hafiz, featuring Dr. Mohamed Moharram - 1:08:45
11. A Raqs Sharqi Dance Solo - featuring Jatila van der Veen - 1:13:00
Percussion section led by Susan Rudnicki. Violin solo by Hamid Baheri, including the composition, "Ahlam," composed by Georges Lamman [used with permission from Amorfia Productions (http://www.amorfiaproductions.com).

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VHS

The Best of Seher: 1995 - 2000

This video contains a compilation of concert performances by Seher (the UCSB Middle East Dance Ensemble) from 1995 - 2000. Performances featured on this video include regional, folk, and classical troupe dances, as well as a belly dance solo by Alexandra King.

T-Shirts

White shirt The UCSB Middle East Ensemble White T-Shirt (on the left) features a drawing by Anoli, a copy of a famous Turkish painting.

Black Shirt The UCSB Middle East Ensemble Black T-Shirt (on the right) features calligraphy by Mohamed Zakariya, who also did the calligraphy for the USPS "Eid" stamp. The lettering on the T-Shirt says: "The Middle Eastern Music Ensemble of Santa Barbara".

How to Purchase

The CDs/booklets and DVD are available by writing to:
Scott Marcus
Music Department
UCSB
Santa Barbara, CA 93106 or by calling (805) 893-3261.
Checks should be made out to UC Regents/Middle East Ensemble and sent to the above address.

Please visit RT Productions to purchase T-shirts, VHS and also CDs.

Price and Shipping Information
The cassettes are $10 each; the accompanying booklets are each $15.
The CD is $15.
The DVD is $20.
The VHS is $25.
Please add $5 for shipping and handling per item.

Combo Deals
1) Buy a CD + Booklet - get a $5 discount
2) Buy a CD + Booklet + Cassette - get a $10 discount

(*) The accompanying booklet for the 1996 CD is near completion.

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		Contact UCSB MEE Dr. Scott Marcus c/o Music Department UCSB - University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 93106	To inquire about booking the UCSB MEE for an event, please contact Scott Marcus at E-mail: scottmarcu@aol.com Cell Phone: (805) 729-6453
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