Veteran Solace member Ruben van Rompaey knows that rhythm is a universal language, and this awareness shines through in his direct, passionate style of playing on Eastern Expressions 2. For this album, he brings in a treasure trove of Middle Eastern percussion: dumbeks, riqqs, dhollo, djembes, davul, finger cymbals, tablas, udu, and various cymbals...all for a performance that grabs your attention from the very first note. Ruben is the winner of... Veteran Solace member Ruben van Rompaey knows that rhythm is a universal language, and this awareness shines through in his direct, passionate style of playing on Eastern Expressions 2. For this album, he brings in a treasure trove of Middle Eastern percussion: dumbeks, riqqs, dhollo, djembes, davul, finger cymbals, tablas, udu, and various cymbals...all for a performance that grabs your attention from the very first note. Ruben is the winner of the Tama Drummers Award and the Erasmus Rotterdam Jazz Award. Highly recommended for belly dancing and tribal dancing enthusiasts. Show more Show less

Date Written / Recorded

2007

Field of Study

World Music

Content Type

Music recording

Performer / Ensemble

Ruben van Rompaey, fl. 1995

Author / Creator

Ruben van Rompaey, fl. 1995

Date Published / Released

2008-02-05

Publisher

Ruben van Rompaey

Tracks

1. Guy's Rhythm, 6 mins

2. Miyuki (Beautiful Snow), 8 mins

3. Dum Tek Ka, 6 mins

4. El Cedro, 4 mins

5. Ko Chi (Wind from the East), 4 mins

6. Azuma Onoko (Man from the East), 6 mins

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Eastern Expressions 3 - Asahi

performed by Ruben van Rompaey, fl. 1995 (Ruben van Rompaey, 2009), 59 mins

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Eastern Expressions 3 - Asahi

performed by Ruben van Rompaey, fl. 1995 (Ruben van Rompaey, 2009), 59 mins

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John writes: I first met Ruben van Rompaey when he was playing percussion with Solace at a house concert they were giving at my place in London. In that night's performance, he was given a solo, which was masterful, fun and musical, with lots of unexpected twists (and a few body noises). He now has released 3 CDs of his "Eastern Expressions" concept, all of solo percussion. You may think an all percussion album would become monotonous, but the... John writes: I first met Ruben van Rompaey when he was playing percussion with Solace at a house concert they were giving at my place in London. In that night's performance, he was given a solo, which was masterful, fun and musical, with lots of unexpected twists (and a few body noises). He now has released 3 CDs of his "Eastern Expressions" concept, all of solo percussion. You may think an all percussion album would become monotonous, but the variety of rhythms, melodies and structure keep me entranced for hours, and I often find myself hitting "shuffle play" and listening to all 3 albums in a sitting.
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Date Written / Recorded

2008

Field of Study

World Music

Content Type

Music recording

Performer / Ensemble

Ruben van Rompaey, fl. 1995

Author / Creator

Ruben van Rompaey, fl. 1995

Date Published / Released

2009-03-06