Misirli Ahmet Concert in Ankara, Turkey in 2008, composition 3 a.m in Cairo

A darbuka virtuoso Misirli Ahmet who hails from Ankara. He honed his skills while residing in France (and later Egypt) where he pioneered a new technique of playing the deholla. He rose to fame recording a number of albums published by Mega Müzik and as an accompanist, but above all by demonstrating his extraordinary virtuosity on this instrument, his sense of rhythm and philosophical attitude to his art. Musicians he has appeared with include Trilok Gurtu, Ustad Zakir Hussain, Sting, Nana Vasconcelos, Toma