Red Poppy Art House: Wahid Duo: Ottoman Maqam & Traditional Rebetika

Blends of Ottoman maqam, and traditional rebetika with personalized improvisation
WAHID (formed in 2005 in Los Angeles) is a duo that blends Ottoman maqam, and traditional rebetika (Greek-Turk regional blues from the 1920’s) with personalized improvisation. Their instrumentation pairing of Oud and frame drum is literally thousands of years old, however, they have created a new, yet-to-be-heard approach using a chromatic bass frame set and improvisation over song forms. Their 5th release “Resonance” is in heavy rotation on the TransGlobalWMC chart and Dore Stein’s “tangents” radio show.

Featuring:
Dimitris Mahlis – oud
Chris Wabich – tuned frame drums

Friday, September 29th, 2023
Time: 7:00 pm doors, 7:30 pm show
Admission: (Online) $20 – $30/ (Door) $30

ABOUT THE ARTISTS:

Dimitris Mahlis is a multi-instrumentalist and composer based in the Los Angeles area. Since coming to LA, Dimitris’ skills on oud, guitar, and other stringed instruments have led him into a rich variety of performing and recording experiences.
Dimitris has had the good fortune to receive training in both Western and Eastern musical systems. His style is known as both soulful and original. He currently studies with oudist Ustad Necati Celik from Istanbul, Turkey.
Some recent recording credits include lal meri – “lal meri”, “O Samanos” Dionisis Savopoulo-Thanasis Papakonstantinou, “Huun Huur Tu” with Carmen Rizzo, “Vino” with Robi Draco Rosa, and “Jostejoo” with Mamak Khadem. Dimitris also contributed music to Michael Apted’s documentary The Power of the Game and is featured on the soundtrack of the film Clash of the Titans 2
Dimitris has performed and toured throughout the world with artists such as A.R.Rahman, Axiom of Choice, Dionisis Savopoulos, Niyaz, Freddie Hubbard, Thanasis Papakonstantinou, Kevyn Lettau, Russell Ferrante and others.
He composes all the original music for his projects including 4 albums with Wahid, “Prana” with the trio, Prana, and “Aphrodite Moves On” with his electric quartet, Babaghanoush.

9 time Grammy nominee, Chris Wabich is a well-known, original voice on drumset, steel drum, and percussion in Los Angeles. The variety of artists he works with reflects his versatility as both a musician and producer. He is heard with Ludacris, Sting, Leonard Cohen, Stanley Jordan, Brian Johnson (AC/DC) Sheila E., Mark Murphy, “Joe’s Garage” produced by Gail Zappa and the Zappa Family, Steve Tyrell, Billy Vera, John Oats (Hall and Oates), Turkish superstar Omar Faruk, Trinidad superstar Boogsie Sharpe, Prog Rock legends Kevin Ayers (Soft Machine), and Richard Sinclair (Caravan). Soundtracks include “Malcolm in the Middle”, “American Idol”, “Better Homes and Gardens”, “Wild California” IMAX, and Lalo Shifrin’s “After The Sunset”. Recently Chris was a recipient of the COLA master solo artist grant, making him the first percussionist to ever perform a solo show at LA Grand Performances series (show on June 2024)
Chris is sponsored by INNOVATIVE PERCUSSION sticks, TYCOON percussion, ROLAND electronics, TURKISH cymbals, CADESON drums, and REMO drumheads

https://wahidmusic.bandcamp.com/music