Dustin Cooper :: traditional and world music




	Dustin Cooper is an Oklahoma City musician who plays world music on the hammered dulcimer (a.k.a. the "American santoor"). When playing in other bands or with other musicians, Dustin has been known to play the Irish bouzouki and various hand drums. He also plays the Arabic tablah for the Aalim Dance Academy (the best belly dancers in Oklahoma). For questions or booking information please contact Dustin Cooper at (405) 361-9409 or dmusica@cox.net. Wednesday, April 15th Sean Cummings' Irish Pub & Restaurant 7pm until 9pm (no cover charge) Friday, April 17th Full Circle Books 7-9 pm (no cover charge) I will be playing my full set of world music on the hammered dulcimer in the cafe of this wonderful bookstore. Saturday, April 18th Arabian Nights at Zorba's 9pm (no cover charge) I will be drumming for some of the dancers of Aalim Dance Academy during their show. Wednesday, April 22nd Sean Cummings' Irish Pub & Restaurant 7pm until 9pm (no cover charge) Saturday, May 30th Full Circle Books 6-9 pm (no cover charge) This is a fund raiser event for the Oklahoma Celtic Music and Heretage Festival (in June). Performances include me (of course), On the Doss, Jean Hill's Irish Dancers, Suspicious Contraband and Boru's Ghost. Click on the mp3 links below to hear samples of Dustin's music. Here are three songs from my first solo CD titled "Stella Matutina" (currently out of print): Planxty Burke (1.5 MB) Scotch Cap (852 KB) Ayazein (1.4 MB)		music in okc Oklahoma City Traditional Music Association some favorite local bands Boru's Ghost Counterfeit Bards Wayne Cantwell Arabesque Buffalo Fitz dancing in okc Scissortail Traditional Dance Society Oklahoma City International Folk Dancers Aalim Dance Academy local organizations Full Circle Books Sean Cummings Irish Pub Gopuram Taste of India Zorbas Mediterranean Cuisine instrument stores Joyful Noise Music Bob Bedard makes excelent quality and afforable hammers for dulcimers. Dusty Strings Makers of some of the best hammered dulcimers and folk harps in the world. Touch the Earth If you are looking for great a great Turkish saz, these are the people to buy them from! They also sell drums and all kinds of other cool items. Bouzouki World If you are looking to get a great deal on a Greek bouzouki, but do not have a ton of money, Paul Kakouris has some of the best deals I found in the US.