Al Salam and Music House May 26, 2023May 26, 2023tamiald I haven’t posted to this site for ages, so thought I’d add an update. A little over a year ago, I was invited [...]
Grossmont Middle Eastern Music Ensemble and COVID-19 July 5, 2020tamiald Last December was the debut concert of the Grossmont Middle Eastern Music Ensemble. I was extremely excited about this project since it brought [...]
Audio: O Death July 5, 2020September 13, 2020tamiald A traditional Appalachian folk song played on a traditional middle eastern kanun. [...]
Audio: Innocence by Tamia D. July 5, 2020July 31, 2020tamiald This is one of the rare compositions that I actually completed. [...]
Video: Hicaz Sirto February 12, 2020July 5, 2020tamiald I love playing sirtos. Here is one in Hicaz. [...]
Throughline February 12, 2020tamiald It was an honor to participate in Throughline: A Celebration of Persian Music and Poetry, an event about the beauty of Persian culture [...]
Lake Hodges: Pit Stop on the Pacific Flyway March 21, 2013July 5, 2020tamiald When Rowshan gets sick of spending his lunch hour getting beaten up by coworkers during company soccer games, he takes his camera to [...]
10/25/12: Not in San Diego (part 3): Yosemite! Autumn on the John Muir and Mist Trails November 10, 2012July 31, 2020tamiald “I did a run last week and none of the trees had changed,” the YARTS driver said to one of the regular passengers. [...]