taqsim

Yes, the "taqsim" is a powerful moment when executed properly.

Women Grow Business » Storytelling with a Bang: Help Others See Your Business More Clearly through Public Presentation 2009

Arabic improvisation, called taqsim, usually works a bit like the soloing in a hard-bop tune: the ensemble states the theme together, then accompanies a series of players as they take turns stepping up.

Chicago Reader 2010

Arabic improvisation, called taqsim, usually works a bit like the soloing in a hard-bop tune: the ensemble states the theme together, then accompanies a series of players as they take turns stepping up.

Chicago Reader 2010

The "taqsim" (new vocabulary word for me) is a great point.

Women Grow Business » Storytelling with a Bang: Help Others See Your Business More Clearly through Public Presentation 2009

Both folk-blues and the Arabic taqsim (the improvised interplay without a fixed rhythm) are exceptionally suited for storytelling; the former in a somewhat rawer way, the latter mostly lyrical and melodic.

WeLove-music 2010