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I enjoy the beach, camping, photography, astronomy, middle eastern music, cooking and the such. I have been half way around the world and back, twice, on someone else's bill LOL. Too much other stuff to list
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Wind and Fingers practiced today and had Yeli visit. It is always good to have a dancer present on some of the practices I feel the input is always appreciated. Today was especially good because we worked through a new song. Now that we have all of the monitor speakers and main speakers and cables and mic stands, we can now get everything balanced and actually hear each other play. I can not wait for the show next weekend that Tatika is putting on, as well as all future shows. I am very excit...
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Sat, January 10, 2009 - 3:59 PM
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Sat, December 20, 2008 - 7:29 AM
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Well if you missed the NTMEDA show you missed out on a good one, a great one in fact. Unfortunately I did not remember I had my camera until later in the show. I was only able to take 400+ pictures so less than half of those turned out. I used a Nikon D70s on the highest ISO setting and was not allowed to use a flash, I apologize up front for the poor quality, also the only picture application I have is iPhoto on my mac. Here is a link to view the pictures.
Sun, December 7, 2008 - 9:09 AM
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It seems to me everyone has a drum and/or is taking drum classes. I have stopped playing drums though I do frequently play the Riq or Def. What i would love to see is someone teaching techniques on playing the different maqam scales and how in incorporate it into music you know and taksem work. If anyone knows if there is such a class please let me know.
Tue, November 11, 2008 - 8:01 AM
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My Tribes
! 3rd Coast Tribal n' URBAN GYPSY !,
Al Amir Dancers,
Arabic Musicians,
Art of Belly Dance by Sa'diyya,
Belly Dance Legacy,
CYBELE,
Dallas /Ft. Worth Middle Eastern Dance,
DFW professional belly dancers,
Drums Of Isis,
Fans of Souhail Kaspar,
HipShot! Belly Dance with "Tex",
I LOVE MIDDLE-EASTERN DANCE AND MUSIC,
kanun , qanun , kanoun , qanoon,
Kismet Stage Dance Events,
Middle Eastern Percussion,
NTMEDA,
Radio Bastet - Vintage Belly Dance Music,
Tatika's Studio,
Tatika's Treasures,
The RAKSZ Dancers,
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My TestimonialsSeptember 21, 2008
I know he is my brother but let me say he has excelled in mid eastern music. Started as a drummer many years ago, he has spent this last year switching to melody. He has pushed himself to learn the oriental keyboard and has just done an amazing job! To go from drumming to melody is an amazing accomplishment!
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