Donny Mac Trio -
Napa, 2005
Donny Mac Trio, 2005
Vince Jazz Trio -
Napa, 2004
Vince Delgado
Quintet, 2005
I also had the opportunity to play a few Turkish gigs
with Necati Celic and Halil Karaduman - top of the
line Turkish classical musicians.
In 2007, I was invited by Zakir Hussain to perform
with him and many others in Mumbai, India, for an
all-day memorial for his father, Alla Rakha. Zakir’s
father had been Ravi Shankar’s drummer for about
thirty years. Music started at 7AM and went to
10PM. Musicians from all over India and the world
attended this memorial event. I got to jam with John
McLaughlin, great Jazz guitarist, and others, plus had
a solo on my Egyptian tabla and played some Riqq
for 2500 people. It truly was an international music
happening. There was also a group of elderly ladies
from Morocco who played drums and violin who did
some dancing, singing and played interlocking rhythms
on bandirs and percussion instruments. The Indian
audience loved them. There was even a jazz group
from Europe and many folk and classical musicians of
renown from all over India.
Vince with Necati and Halil
Performing Iraqi music
In 2011, I went to the University of North Carolina to
teach and perform Iraqi music in a a seminar of Iraqi
art, literature and Iraqi music. I went with Saadoun Al
Bayati who was originally from Iraq. He was an Oud
Vince with Necati and Halil - San Rafael, 1996
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