Secret Trio with Ara Dinkjian – “Slide Dance”

Ismail Lumanovski (clarinet), Tamer Pinarbasi (qanon), and Ara Dinkjian (oud) perform a new type of chamber music: a collection of original pieces and traditional melodies fusing micro-tonal modes and improvisation of the Middle East, dance beats of the Balkans, and elements of jazz, rock, classical, and world music. Camera: Jacob Weber, Kevin Patrick, Emma Cregan, Jackson Harvey, Andrea Curran, Hannah Luc Editing: Abigail Hendrix Audio: Dave Walker [Catalog No. CFV11085; © Smithsonian Institution, 2018]