John Berberian Discography (excellent oriental fusion)

Hello Friends! This is one of the greatest artists to come out of the middle eastern style of ethnic jazz/rock and this is one of the greatest meeting of east and west in a name: John Berberian! Here There are 4 albums of him and his company waiting for your ears. You can click the album covers to download the albums. Remember to support artists/bands that you like to listen by buying their albums. It is also good ethic and respect to musicians and their work. First you may download and listen..then you can buy the original one.It's up to your understanding and economic situation. Anyway I am not an ethical teacher. There are 2 more albums from him and 2 albums that he played as a guest member.i am thinking to share these works in next posts. As usual here is a bit information copy/paste about him:

John Berberian is acknowledged as a master of the oud, the premier stringed instrument in common use within the middle eastern music community. Berberian has commanded the respect of musicians of middle eastern music, worldwide. He has been featured in numerous concerts and dances throughout the United States, Canada and South America. Berberian is known for a series of successful Armenian and Middle Eastern recordings and has recorded with such major companies as: MGM, RCA, Roulette, Verve and Mainstream Records. Berberian's parents were Armenian immigrants that came to America in the early 1920s with a rich musical culture. His father was an accomplished oud player, as well as instrument maker. Oud masters of Armenian, Turkish, Arabic and Greek heritage frequented his family's home.
Berberian worked with apprentice Andre Markarian, who grew up in a home filled with Armenian and Middle Eastern music. As a younger member of the longstanding Armenian community of Massachusetts, Markarian laments, "I sadly watch some of the most beautiful parts of my Armenian culture fade into history. Among these is our traditional musical heritage. With the ever-decreasing number of Armenian instrumental masters, 2000 years of musical richness slips through the fingers of this present generation of Armenian youth."
Berberian and and apprentice Andre Markarian worked on a musical style known as taksim (improvisation), a form deeply rooted in traditional Middle Eastern folk music. Mastering the taksim requires knowledge of modes, proper form and technique.

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