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A bellyfull of dance Saturday
Zimbabwe visits Errington this weekend. Jambanja, a six-member group that blends traditional elements of marimba, hosho, mbria with an electric base and drum kit, plays Errington War Memorial Hall...
Parksville Qualicum News -
February 11, 2006
Dancing for the Elderly
If you ever get the privilege to dance in a nursing home, hospital or health facility-do it! Before I started belly dancing for the elderly I thought it would be a springboard to elsewhere or just...
The Hip Circle -
February 10, 2006
Oud player tells a story of tradition with plenty of 'Zing'
During the centuries when the Ottoman Empire flourished, music was supported by the court and a Turkish tradition of classical music developed. Influenced by Arab, Persian and Byzantine elements...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer -
February 10, 2006
Dance without moving your feet
In belly dancing, words such as "shimmy" and "snake arms" are technical terms. The lingo of the exotic dance may be unfamiliar, but the movements are common in popular culture. As the prevalence of...
RedandBlack.com -
February 10, 2006
Dazzling show of eastern delight
A Middle Eastern Dance Spectacular is being staged at Hartlepool Town Hall Theatre on Sunday. It will be presented by the Northern Arabic Dance Association, and features different styles of Middle...
Hartlepool Today -
February 9, 2006
Review: Michael Beach's CD "Hand Of A Thousand Dances"
One of my favorite things about working with legendary drummer Michael Beach (of Brothers of the Baladi) is that he never tries to fool the dancer by throwing in odd accents or funny endings...
The Hip Circle -
February 9, 2006
Bellyful of fun at lunch
Charity patrons enjoyed watching an internationally renowned belly dancer perform at a fundraising lunch. More than 80 people attended the lunch organised by the Blackheath Local Committee, which...
News Shopper -
February 8, 2006
Talented siblings explore musical roads
"Arabic music doesn't have harmony; it follows one line: it's monophonic music," Joseph says. "So this is different because there'll be polyphony and a harmonic structure as well. This hasn't been...
The Sydney Morning Herald -
February 8, 2006
Kathem El Saher in London
Prominent Iraqi singer Kathem El Saher is scheduled to hold a grand performance at the Albert Royal Hall in London on March 14, sponsored by the Melkonian Foundation and for which all proceeds will...
Al Bawaba -
February 7, 2006
Belly dancers learn to roll with the music
Baladi is the most common belly-dancing rhythm played by fingers on the center and edges of a Middle Eastern drum called a doumbek. Accents are played on the drumhead's center, with the lighter...
The Daily Inter Lake -
February 7, 2006
