OUD Today I’m starting a series of articles about Arabic music instruments. Each Tuesday I will post notes and a sketch of one instrument on my blog. The first instrument, that we are going to have look at is: OUD (arab. عود). It is a stringed, pear shaped instrument that is popular in areas of […]
Month: June 2015
Raqs Sharqi By Mahtab
Hi, welcome to my blog! Let me introduce myself – I’m a belly dancer and a dance teacher. I fell in love with raqs sharqi in 2006 and since then I have continued to dance, to train and to explore the secrets of this amazing art. After 2 years of intensive trainings I started to […]
VII Szczypta Orientu – A Pinch of the Orient
A story from the far Egypt about a jewel given to Izis… Among hot sands of the desert, a Shaman gives a diamond to Izis – an Egyptian goodness. But somebody steals the diamond which soon happens to be found in Cleopatra’s Palace. However Izis is not going to give up on her treasure. So […]