Sami Abu Shumays - Links
Arabic Violinist, Composer, Teacher
My other Sites
- My Band, Zikrayat
zikrayatmusic.com
- Personal Performances, my podcast on Arabic music
shumays.libsyn.com
- Maqam Lessons, online lessons in the Arabic Modal System
maqamlessons.com
- My Myspace page
myspace.com/samiabushumays
- Zikrayat's Myspace page
myspace.com/zikrayatmusic
Musicians, friends, etc.
- My beautiful wife, a fabulous belly dancer:
dameshe.com
- My talented web-designer wife (same one), designer of this site and others:
indelible-link.com
- Arabic Buzuq Player, jazz musician, and composer Tariq Abboushi:
shusmo.com
- Iraqi Maqam Vocalist and Santur Player / Jazz Trumpeter Amir ElSaffar
amirelsaffar.com
- Multi-instrumentalist and composer Nikolai Ruskin:
nikolairuskin.com
- Percussionist and Photographer Nicole LeCorgne
nicolelecorgne.com
- Indian Vocalist Falguni Shah:
falumusic.com
- Indian group Karyshma (With Falguni and Gaurav Shah):
karyshma.com
- Cairo based violinist Alfred Gamil and his group Firqat Qithara:
qithara.com
- Oud player and violinist Simon Shaheen:
simonshaheen.com
- Aswat, Arabic choir & ensemble based in San Francisco
zawaya.org
- Kan Zaman, Arabic choir & ensemble based in L.A.
kanzaman.org
- California Based Helm Music:
helmmusic.com
- Photographer Lina Jang, specialized in wedding and belly dance photography; photographer of the violin that appears on this site and several other pictures:
jangweddingphotography.com
bellydancephotography.com
Music Camps
- Lark Camp, a world music and dance camp where I teach; in August in Mendocino, CA
larkcamp.com
- Global Youth Village, a summer program for teens with a world music component, where I teach; in July, in Bedford, VA
globalyouthvillage.org
- M.E.D. Folktours Music and Dance Camp, where I teach; in May, in Eastern PA:
folktours.com/campusa.html
- Arabic Music Retreat, a weeklong intensive music workshop held in August in Mt. Holyoke, MA:
simonshaheen.com/retreat.htm