On Creating New Sounds: Interview with Qanoon player Bassem Alkhoury

In the interview, Bassem Alkhoury introduces his instrument - the Qanoon. He shows how to play traditional and contemporary music with the Qanoon and how to create a unique and innovative sound with this string instrument that is famous in the Middle Eastern and North African region. Listen to Bassem Alkhoury playing the Qanoon using different techniques.
This interview was conducted in the framework of an AGYA music workshop. Musicologist and AGYA member Rami Chahin gathered a diverse ensemble of composers and musicians from Brazil, Canada, Egypt, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Palestine, Poland, and Syria who ventured a contemporary interpretation of traditional Arab maqamat. As a result, five innovative pieces of contemporary music compositions have been recorded. More information on the project here: bit.ly/36PL14B