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  • StudentLoan, an American bluegrass band, synced with Yemeni drums, the mizmar flute, and the deep, soulful voice of Shrooq, a famous female Yemeni singer, for a live performance at the Sana'a Cultural Center last Sunday.

    Yemen Observer 2009

  • StudentLoan, an American bluegrass band, synced with Yemeni drums, the mizmar flute, and the deep, soulful voice of Shrooq, a famous female Yemeni singer, for a live performance at the Sana'a Cultural Center last Sunday.

    Yemen Observer 2009

  • Fasteau has an openness to free expression that has been honed and expanded through 14 years of world travels spent absorbing musical cultures from around the world (besides the U.S.A., she has lived in 18 countries), whether in terms of instruments (nai flute, mizmar) or stylistic approaches.

    The Big Takeover 2008

  • It kicks off with the unmistakable keening of the mizmar (Arabic reed), solo, initiating a roiling track of free improvisation after Jordan and Baker join in, their playing mirroring the swirling sound of the mizmar.

    The Big Takeover 2008

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