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Karsilama

Karsilama Radio

General Info

  • Genre: Experimental / Folk

    Location Vancouver, Washington, Un

    Profile Views: 6232

    Last Login: 3/26/2013

    Member Since 4/16/2009

    Website myspace.com/karsilamamusic

    Type of Label Unsigned

  • Bio

    Karsilama! - Was created by the husband and wife team of Jennifer and Brian Olson. Recently we have added the musical talents of Kari Jensen. .... They started performing at SCA, Ren Faires and Farmer's Markets and decided to come up with a group name that would allow better promotion of themselves. .... They perform Traditional Middle Eastern and Celtic music with their own creative interpretation of the music using some non-traditional genre instruments, such as playing some middle eastern tunes on harp or dulcimer and embellishing some Celtic tunes with doumbek or riq, while still keeping the traditional folk feel of the music..... Karsilama! performs at Ren Faires, SCA and other medieval events. They can also be found at small venues providing background music and of course if there are belly dancers - we want to provide music! They are available for haflas, weddings and other special events. .... The CD Has been released. If you are interested in ordering one, send a message here on Myspace, or an email to: karsilama@live.com....

  • Members

    Jennifer Olson: Has been playing music in one form or another since she was 4! Her parents got her started with old-time and folk music. She has studied piano and violin. Her current collection of instruments includes: Hammered Dulcimer, Oud, Celtic Harp, Appalachian Dulcimer, Tambura, Mandola, and Mandolin. She has studied Middle Eastern music for several years with David Reis, and has also taken workshops with Naser Musa, Karim Nagi, and Rachid Halihal... She resides with her husband Brian at the Vancouver Home for Wayward Instruments..... Brian Olson: Has studied Middle Eastern and Celtic Percussion since early 2007 when his wife decided to buy him a drum while at a music festival. His teachers have included: Michael Beach of Brothers of the Baladi, Doug Shaefer of Mizna and Negara. He has also attended many workshops with Souhail Kaspar, Lara Tribeck and Raquy Danziger of Raquy and the Cavemen... His current list of drums includes: Bodhran, Doumbek, Darbuka, Riq and assorted frame drums... Brian lives with his wife, Jennifer in the Vancouver Home for Wayward Instruments..... Kari Jensen: A talented multi-instrumentalist who plays harp, tabla, zills, and several other instruments. She has also been a bellydance instructor in the Columbia Gorge area for many years.

  • Influences

    Mimi Spencer.. Mary Ellen Donald.. Brothers of the Baladi.. Al-Arwah.. Crescent and Shamrock.. Souhail Kaspar.. Faisal Zedan.. David Reis..

  • Sounds Like

    Traditional ethnic music with a warm heart, what you'd hear in our living room every evening

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Bio:

Karsilama! - Was created by the husband and wife team of Jennifer and Brian Olson. Recently we have added the musical talents of Kari Jensen.

They started performing at SCA, Ren Faires and Farmer's Markets and decided to come up with a group name that would allow better promotion of themselves.

They perform Traditional Middle Eastern and Celtic music with their own creative interpretation of the music using some non-traditional genre instruments, such as playing some middle eastern tunes on harp or dulcimer and embellishing some Celtic tunes with doumbek or riq, while still keeping the traditional folk feel of the music.

Karsilama! performs at Ren Faires, SCA and other medieval events. They can also be found at small venues providing background music and of course if there are belly dancers - we want to provide music! They are available for haflas, weddings and other special events.

The CD Has been released. If you are interested in ordering one, send a message here on Myspace, or an email to: karsilama@live.com

Member Since:

April 16, 2009

Members:

Jennifer Olson: Has been playing music in one form or another since she was 4! Her parents got her started with old-time and folk music. She has studied piano and violin. Her current collection of instruments includes: Hammered Dulcimer, Oud, Celtic Harp, Appalachian Dulcimer, Tambura, Mandola, and Mandolin. She has studied Middle Eastern music for several years with David Reis, and has also taken workshops with Naser Musa, Karim Nagi, and Rachid Halihal.
She resides with her husband Brian at the Vancouver Home for Wayward Instruments.

Brian Olson: Has studied Middle Eastern and Celtic Percussion since early 2007 when his wife decided to buy him a drum while at a music festival. His teachers have included: Michael Beach of Brothers of the Baladi, Doug Shaefer of Mizna and Negara. He has also attended many workshops with Souhail Kaspar, Lara Tribeck and Raquy Danziger of Raquy and the Cavemen.
His current list of drums includes: Bodhran, Doumbek, Darbuka, Riq and assorted frame drums.
Brian lives with his wife, Jennifer in the Vancouver Home for Wayward Instruments.

Kari Jensen: A talented multi-instrumentalist who plays harp, tabla, zills, and several other instruments. She has also been a bellydance instructor in the Columbia Gorge area for many years.

Influences:

Mimi Spencer
Mary Ellen Donald
Brothers of the Baladi
Al-Arwah
Crescent and Shamrock
Souhail Kaspar
Faisal Zedan
David Reis

Sounds Like:

Traditional ethnic music with a warm heart, what you'd hear in our living room every evening

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