Ashkar Music & Dance 

Camoon Middle Eastern Ensemble with Yuval Ashkar (oud, percussion, vocals), Phil Carroll (accordion, ney flute, duduk, vocals) and Michael Kontochristos (drums) now plays on Thursday nights at the front bar of Claypots Seafood Restaurant in St Kilda.

Yuval Ashkar is a composer, oud (’ud) player, percussionist is internationally-acclaimed musician from Israel. His music is an inspiration to audiences, belly dancers and other musicians. Yuval is also a teacher of oud playing and Middle Eastern percussion. Yuval has evolved his unique style of oud playing through the synthesis of Turkish, Iraqi, Egyptian and North African musical influences and techniques.

Phil Carroll has been studying Arabic and Turkish ney flute as well as other instruments for 15 years. He has lived in Turkey over the last couple of years, playing and furthering his studies. He was leader of the middle-eastern band Yalla! for 11 years.

Michael Kontochristos  has established himself as being one of Melbourne’s most versatile percussionists and educators. He is proficient in music styles from around the world specialising in Middle Eastern, Latin, Brazilian and Flamenco.

Thursday from 8:30 to 11pm
Claypots Seafood Restaurant
213 Barkly St , St Kilda, Victoria
(03) 9534 1282

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Ashkar Music & Dance composes, performs and records authentic Middle Eastern music – Arabic music, Persian music Turkish music and Oriental Jewish music – including improvisations on the Arabic and Turkish Maqams (Taqasim). Featuring a unique playing style on the oud (’ud), our music comes from the soul.

Here is a sample track from our latest Middle Eastern music CD “Camoon” for your enjoyment (on Internet Explorer, click the icon to activate, then click to stop, rewind and replay).

Yasu:

If you like what you hear, you can buy Yasu on our latest CD “Camoon”, along with 8 additional tracks of traditional Arabic, Turkish, Persian and Jewish music, including 4 original pieces composed by Yuval Ashkar. Here is what you will get:

• Yuval Ashkar – oud (’ud), daff (riq), reg, darbuka and vocals
• Cleis Pearce – viola and violin
• Guy Madigan – darbuka, jambuka, bells and bandir
• Greg Lyons (guest musician) – piano

“Camoon is probably the best album
of world music in Australia”

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