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Tikitena

Joined: Mar 21, 2006
Posts: 1540
United States

Posted on Mar 26 2012 08:24 PM

Crazy! I found this because of a post someone made in the Facebook Insto-surf group. Not surf, but totally worthy of getting posted here.

Omar Khorshid

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Tikitena

Joined: Mar 21, 2006
Posts: 1540
United States

Posted on Mar 26 2012 08:31 PM

after the one minute mark, it starts to pick up...

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Tikitena

Joined: Mar 21, 2006
Posts: 1540
United States

Posted on Mar 26 2012 08:48 PM

More Omar Khorshid

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Tikitena

Joined: Mar 21, 2006
Posts: 1540
United States

Posted on Mar 26 2012 08:58 PM

Godfather Theme!

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bigtikidude

Joined: Feb 27, 2006
Posts: 25620
Anaheim(So.Cal.)U.S.A.
United States

Posted on Mar 27 2012 02:12 AM

awesome find,
thanks Kristena.

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websurfer

Joined: May 14, 2007
Posts: 1753
United States

Posted on Mar 29 2012 04:14 PM

Tikitena wrote:

More Omar Khorshid

My jaw dropped at 1:25 in that first video. And this one at 0:45 is similar, but dryer. I wonder if those are flat wounds. I've never heard a Stratocaster get that dead percussive "thunk" like that.

Anyway, play those passages through a Showman and a tank and how is it distinguishable from Surf music? Just amazing. I wonder if this is a case of Dick Dale's influence coming back home to the middle east, or Omar being influenced by the Shadows and simply adapting it to the music he knows best?

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squirt50

Joined: Apr 27, 2008
Posts: 82
Chicago.

Posted on Mar 29 2012 04:39 PM

Go Omar!

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FritzCat

Joined: Sep 11, 2007
Posts: 678
Sonoma, CA
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Posted on Mar 29 2012 06:54 PM

If you can find them Omar's "Guitar El Chark" and "Rhythms From the Orient" are definitely worth picking up!

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Ruhar

Joined: Jun 21, 2007
Posts: 3909
San Diego, CA
United States

Posted on Mar 31 2012 10:16 AM

Awesome Kristena! Omar Khorshid has had a big influence on my playing and songwriting for sure. IMO, he is ridiculously under appreciated in the west. Though, in the Arab world, he is considered one of the greatest. His playing is just mesmerizing and beautiful. His style is completely unique to him. You can instantly recognize him after a few notes. He had a pretty incredible and tumultuous life that came to such a tragic end.

Like Fritz said, for anybody seeking out his work, the Guitar El Chark compilation on Sublime Frequencies is simply amazing and pulls together some of his best work. After hearing that album, you will want to seek out more from him.

As an aside, I'd also highly recommend Sir Richard Bishop's Freak of Araby record, which contains several Khorshid songs that I don't think anybody else could pull off. The entire album is an hommage to Khorshid.

Omar Khorshid Appreciation Thread

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Tikitena Joined: Mar 21, 2006 Posts: 1540	Posted on Mar 26 2012 08:24 PM Crazy! I found this because of a post someone made in the Facebook Insto-surf group. Not surf, but totally worthy of getting posted here. Omar Khorshid — "Turn the knob to 10 and break it off!" -Baja Marty Top
Tikitena Joined: Mar 21, 2006 Posts: 1540	Posted on Mar 26 2012 08:31 PM after the one minute mark, it starts to pick up... — "Turn the knob to 10 and break it off!" -Baja Marty Top
Tikitena Joined: Mar 21, 2006 Posts: 1540	Posted on Mar 26 2012 08:48 PM More Omar Khorshid — "Turn the knob to 10 and break it off!" -Baja Marty Top
Tikitena Joined: Mar 21, 2006 Posts: 1540	Posted on Mar 26 2012 08:58 PM Godfather Theme! — "Turn the knob to 10 and break it off!" -Baja Marty Top
bigtikidude Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 25620 Anaheim(So.Cal.)U.S.A.	Posted on Mar 27 2012 02:12 AM awesome find, thanks Kristena. — Jeff(bigtikidude) Top
websurfer Joined: May 14, 2007 Posts: 1753	Posted on Mar 29 2012 04:14 PM Tikitena wrote: More Omar Khorshid My jaw dropped at 1:25 in that first video. And this one at 0:45 is similar, but dryer. I wonder if those are flat wounds. I've never heard a Stratocaster get that dead percussive "thunk" like that. Anyway, play those passages through a Showman and a tank and how is it distinguishable from Surf music? Just amazing. I wonder if this is a case of Dick Dale's influence coming back home to the middle east, or Omar being influenced by the Shadows and simply adapting it to the music he knows best? Top
squirt50 Joined: Apr 27, 2008 Posts: 82 Chicago.	Posted on Mar 29 2012 04:39 PM Go Omar! — I came. I saw. I left. Top
FritzCat Joined: Sep 11, 2007 Posts: 678 Sonoma, CA	Posted on Mar 29 2012 06:54 PM If you can find them Omar's "Guitar El Chark" and "Rhythms From the Orient" are definitely worth picking up! Top
Ruhar Joined: Jun 21, 2007 Posts: 3909 San Diego, CA	Posted on Mar 31 2012 10:16 AM Awesome Kristena! Omar Khorshid has had a big influence on my playing and songwriting for sure. IMO, he is ridiculously under appreciated in the west. Though, in the Arab world, he is considered one of the greatest. His playing is just mesmerizing and beautiful. His style is completely unique to him. You can instantly recognize him after a few notes. He had a pretty incredible and tumultuous life that came to such a tragic end. Like Fritz said, for anybody seeking out his work, the Guitar El Chark compilation on Sublime Frequencies is simply amazing and pulls together some of his best work. After hearing that album, you will want to seek out more from him. As an aside, I'd also highly recommend Sir Richard Bishop's Freak of Araby record, which contains several Khorshid songs that I don't think anybody else could pull off. The entire album is an hommage to Khorshid. Omar Khorshid Appreciation Thread — Ryan The Secret Samurai Website The Secret Samurai on Facebook Last edited: Mar 31, 2012 10:19:14 Top

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