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Arabic Rhythms

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Great Music! Traditional yet has a contemporary touch! I love it and recomend it for anybody-look out Yanni! Oh and track five, the drum solo, kicks my but!

Yes, I am a drummer so I am biased. I am always interested in hearing rhythmic music. Wait...doesn't all music have rhythm? Well, yes, but some rhythms lolly-gag and suggest while letting the melody do the driving. Not the case with Arabic Rhythms. This CD is chock full of great grooves with an Eastern influence. The rhythms are not so intricate (multitude of changing time signatures) that you are left off balance. Bobby Bethoney gives you time to get in the groove and stay there. Lots of fun.

I first heared the CD at Bobbys web site, www.arabicdrums.com
I wasn't very impressed but I bought one CD anyway. I recieved my CD about a week later and I have not been able to stop listening to it. I am a drummer and hear something new every time I listen to it. My girlfriends Mom loves it too! She listens to it every morning when she does her Aerobics. I have since seen the CD in the store and at other Internet websites, but not as cheap as Amazon is selling it for.
I especialy like tracks 4,5,6,and 8. I have been able to duplicate much of the material on my drums and I feel the overall use of the CD as a teaching device has been very good.
I hope to hear Bobby perform when the next Arabic Artist is performing in town. I imagine he adds a great deal to the show.
Buy the CD if you like drumming. Buy the CD if you love the sounds of Middle Eastern Music. Thank you for your time. Mag.U.S.A