DJ Plead's "Please": A Fusion of Arabic Maqam and Contemporary Dance Music
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Andrew Ryce
7d ago· 3 min readenReview
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A review of DJ Plead's album "Please," exploring how Jarred Beeler blends Arabic maqam modes and dabke rhythms with contemporary dance music (post-dubstep, dancehall) to create a unique, spiraling sound rooted in his Lebanese musical heritage.
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· 3 pulledWhen he was a kid, Jarred Beeler would drum his hands on tables, trying to play along with the Lebanese music he grew up hearing.
It was a long, frustrating process, but eventually Beeler, better known as DJ Plead, landed on a sound unlike much other contemporary dance music at that time.
Adopting Arabic maqam modes to make melodies and rhythms that seemed to spiral out in every direction.
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