Multi-instrumentalist musician and musicologist Ronnie Malley shares his immense knowledge of Arabic classical music, touring us through the fundamentals of the musical canon and the sounds, songs and rhythms that define it. He tells us about his early exposure to Arabic music in Chicago playing for his father's bands, through thousands of wedding performances, to building a career alongside some of the biggest names in Arabic music. We learn about the history of Arabic music from Al-Andalus, the Ottoman Empire and all the way to India, and how Ronnie seeks to bring these sounds together in his own Arab-American context. To round the interview off, he shares some of the best Arab musicians that we should all be listening to.

0:00 Introduction
1:14 Musical Journey & Wedding Music
12:36 Simone Shaheen & The Oud
17:13 Musical Collaborations
24:15 Meeting Omar Offendum
26:33 Arab-American Sound
34:26 Top 5 Arab Composers & Musicians
37:20 Passing Down 19th Century Music
39:51 First 10 Songs to Learn
44:40 Using Rhythm to Identify Where a Song Comes From
47:56 Constructing The Ideal Arab Band from the Past

Ronnie Malley is a Palestinian-American multi-instrumentalist musician on oud, guitar, keys, and percussion, a music producer, theater maker, and educator. He is also executive director of Intercultural Music Production. Malley’s professional work and academic research focuses on cultures and various musical styles from the Middle East, North Africa, South Asia, and medieval Spain.

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