It’s time to make plans for 2016! Below you will find the list of oriental dance festivals with workshops led by Egyptian dancers and instructors – no one knows more about the dance than they do. In case you noticed that some festivals are missing, just let me know, so that I can up-date the […]
IRAQI Iraqi, iraki or kawleeya is a dance from Iraq. This style is very lively, it contains many elements of shaking head and hair, jumping and dancing on the ground. Compared to khaliji, dance iraqi is much more dynamic. The costume for this dance style consists of a long, fitting dress with long sleeves and […]
SINTIR SINTIR or GUIMBRI (ar. سنتير) is an instrument with long neck and three strings, made of wood and covered with camel skin. We will hear it in the music of West Africa, especially in folk music of Gnawa people. They are using sintir for hypnotizing music during ceremonies dedicated to cure sick person. […]
MIZWAD MIZWAD (ar. مِزْود) is a single reed instrument from Tunisia. It’s used during parties, weddings and folk dances. It’s a kind of bagpipe made of sheepskin sack. Their sound is like sound of bagpipes coming from Scotland. Mizwad looks like musical instrument form Libya called zukra. Here you can see and listen to […]
KHALIJI Khaliji, khaleegy– (ar. gulf) is a folk dance from the Persian Gulf. It is also called ‘the hair dance’ because of many shaking head movements. Other characteristic features are hand gestures like wrist accents and chest shimmy. Khaliji is a joyful dance performed solo or in a group (when performed by several dancers, it […]
HABBAN HABBAN (ar. هبان) is a double reed instrument from the Persian Gulf. It’s a kind of bagpipe made of goatskin sack. It sounds like bagpipes coming from Scotland. Here you can see and listen to habban music: www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZcVBg-15nk
RHAITA RHAITA (ar. غيطة) is a double reed instrument from northern Africa. It’s typical instrument in Morocco. This shawm is very similar to zurna or mizmar. It can be made of cedar wood. Here you can see and listen to rhaita music: www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ON55MJ55pY