Sudasi

Sudasi is a 6/4 rhythm, and modern references define it as a very common folkloric rhythm in line dances in Palestine, Lebanon, and Syria, that is, in the broad world of dabke. These references note that the six strokes of Sudasi correspond to the six steps of the simple dabke, which explains its functional value: the rhythm here is not merely a meter, but a kinetic framework that matches the collective dance itself. A single measure of Sudasi can also transform easily into three measures of Malfuf, in which case the flow becomes more continuous and less weighted on the final two accents.

Sudasi is used as a rhythmic template for feeling the 6/4 meter. Start from the first Dum, then connect the Taks and rests to the movement of the melody or song.

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