Solomon
Feldthouse (Sulyman) is a master musician, mult- instrumentalist, jeweler
and metal smith. Born in the U.S. he moved to Turkey with his family when
he was ten years old there he began to play the turkish saz, oud, and flamenco
guitar . He traveled to Spain as a teenager where he studied flamenco guitar
and was introduced to the flamenco way of life. He spent the early 60's
singing and playing in folk clubs through- out Europe. When he returned
to the U.S. he co-founded a rock-fusion group called the Kaleidoscope
with David Lindley. Pioneers in the mixing of western rock
music with traditional eastern instruments and melody the Kaleidoscope
is now widely seen as the first world music rock band .They recorded five
albums and a soundtrack for Walt Disney studios. In the early 70's he started
hand- crafting Jewelry and metal smithing
at the Renaissance Pleasure Faires in southern and northern California.
His unique jewelry designs were honored with the best in show award, during
this time he also performed at the faires with Jamila's belly dance troupe
and Los Flamencos. In 1972 he and Armando
co-founded Sirocco a middle
eastern group dedicated to playing live music for dancers . They have performed
through-out North America for the past twenty- seven years and recorded
four tapes and CD's. In 1976 Solomon made his first set of finger
cymbals (from a pair of telephone bells) over the next few years he
experimented with the sound quality of different brass alloys until he
found one that would not only complement his music but also play
in tune. Solomon lives in California where he hand- crafts
zills and designs and crafts jewelry. He also continues to perform
and record with Sirocco and as a flamenco artist. In addition he works
as a session musician and is a member of the Lian
Ensemble performers of original Persian and flamenco music
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