"It has been & still is a great joy to know, teach, dance with & watch Sarah Mayne grow as a student, teacher & performer. She is sincere, dedicated & immensely talented. I have the highest hopes & aspirations for her future as a dancer & teacher." -Morocco 2006 (Carolina Varga Dinicu)
Tayyar Akdeniz: www.folktours.comTurkish Romany Gypsy Dance "Sarah Mayne is a very talented dancer and performer who has spent many hours working with the best instructors. She is becoming a very good Turkish Gypsy dancer." -Tayyar Akdeniz, 2006 Turkish Gypsy performer, Instanbul, Turkey
"It is great fun to work with Sarah. Her knowledge of the musical structure and rhythms, sensitivity and humor make music and dance a single expression." -Kathy Roberts, percussionist, Ensemble Al-Asdeka
Aziza World Fusion: www.azizaworld.com AzizA, the band, is the newest project of front woman Aziza Poggi as
she further explores her roots. Together with Ensemble Al-Asdeka
members Kathy Roberts, multi-instumentalist Daniel Giacobazzi and
versatile guitarist D. Adam Estner, Aziza uses regional vocal technique
to translate song into musical emotion.
Click on the links to our left to be transported to other web sites with many different music choices for every dancers needs.
Also, here is a list of more musicians for you to look over!
Ahmed of Egypt (Egyptian style, great drum solo's) Aicha Ali (Tunisian Dances) Al-Asdeka (CD AVAILABLE!!!) Amr Diab (Beautiful, simple and danceable) Asena (MANY Arabic pieces to dance to here) Ashraf Zakaria (Music for Traditional Egyptian Dancers) Azam Ali (Fantastic Fusion Tribal Style) Bert's Beledi (Oriental Style Drum solos' and more) Billy Woods & David Korup (Step by step drum Instruction on rhythms) Brian Keane & Omar Farouk Tekbilek (Turkish Oriental) Desert Rose, Belly Dance Superstars (Volume 1-4) E Muzeki (Modern & traditional Gypsy Favorites!) Gem's of the Middle East (Traditional compositions) Gypsy Caravan (Simple & rhythmic fusion) Hakim (Arabic Pop, lots of fun for troupe Egyptian style) Hossam Ramzy (Fun fast Arabic Drum pieces, a FAVORITE) Issam Houshan (Tabla player for Belly Dance Superstars) John Bilezikjiam ( A FAVORITE for Arabic & classical pieces) Light Rain (Fusion meditative dance music) The Mogador Band (Very notable, drum solo's & classical Oriental pieces) Mostafa Sax (Egyptian goodness) Natasha Atlas (Modern Arabic Dance) Niyaz (Fantastic fusion pieces, mix between Indian and Hindi style) Raqy and the Caveman (Fusion rock belly dance music) Simon Shaheen (Egyptian Oriental) Solace (Oh, so much fusion goodness here) Souhail Kaspar and Naser Musa (Khaliji Music-Sauidi Dance) Sozlu (Turkish Romany "Gypsy" Music) Suleiman Warwar (Fantastic Tabla player, often found with Yasmina Ramsy) Turbo Tabla (Modern Arabic) Uncle Mafufo (Modern Arabic Drum Solo's and full pieces) Vas (Fusion Tribal Belly Dance) Zohar (Fusion Pieces)
Please explore these artists and what they have to offer. You should be able to find something here, no matter what your dance needs are!
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