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Links & Recommendations

The sites, teachers, books and communities I'd send any curious listener toward. Good things deserve to be shared.

Learn the Maqam

The resources I point every curious musician toward.

Community

The people and places keeping this music alive in Colorado.

On the Shelf

Books that shaped how I hear this music. (Add your own!)

  • The Music of the Arabs — Habib Hassan Touma A foundational survey of Arabic musical theory and culture.
  • Inside Arabic Music — Farraj & Shumays Modern, practical, and written by working musicians.

In My Ears

A rotating list of what I'm spinning. Spotify playlist coming soon.

  • Playlist coming soon Drop your Spotify profile into content/site.yaml and I'll embed it here.