MUSIC BREAKDOWN* excerpt from Kawakib's
Dance Tips
"Zeina" by M. Abdul Wahab
arrangement by Hossam Ramzy:
Tribute
to M. Wahab
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INTRO: Kanun/orchestra -
8 cts.
each, 4 times
During the "Intro" (the
kanun
taqsim) you can hear the underlying tempo even
in the part without percussion,
and the Intro lasts for four sets of eight counts each (32 cts.).
This song is medium
tempo - on
a metromone it's about 96 beats per minute (bpm),
so one stroke = 4 beats (1 measure
of the beledi or maqsun rhythm).
During the faster part
with the
ayub
rhythm (C & D) the tempo increases to about 120 bpm,
then slows back down again to
the other rhythm. Since ayub is a 2-beat rhythm, each stroke
in this section represents only
2 beats instead of 4.