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Raquy

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joined on 06/25/05
last updated 08/17/07
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Raquy's Winter Dumbek Retreat in Catskill Moutains! ( events » live music ) Come practice with me and my drummers in the beautiful catskill mountains, and find out the real reason people keep coming back again and again (chef rami's gourmet vegeterian cooking).

Brochure and registration is posted on my web site www.raq... read more
event starts Thursday, January 7, 2010 - 2:00 PM
Dumbek Retreat in the Sinai Desert, Egypt! ( events » live music ) Dumbek (Darbuka) Seminar in the Sinai Desert!
March 15 – 21, 2009


Raquy Danziger (New York) and Bunyamin Olguncan (Turkey) will be offering lessons in Ras Hasatan, a desert oasis near Nuweba in the Sinai Desert!

Ras Ha Satan
Ras Ha Satan... read more
event starts Monday, March 15, 2010 - 2:00 PM
Raquys Dumbek Retreat in Catskill Mountains October 9- 12 ( events » live music ) Come learn what the greatest drummers in Turkey are doing in a gorgeous setting with gourment vegeterian. vegan food!

For more info goto www.raquy.com
event starts Friday, October 9, 2009 - 5:00 PM
Who wants Raquy's Cats? ( miscellaneous » other )
It looks like Raquy will be traveling too much to take care of her cat... read more
listing posted Tue, June 23, 2009 - 12:13 PM
Raquy's Dumbek Retreats in the Catskill Mountains this July! ( events » live music ) There is still room on the dumbek retreats in the catskill mountains!
Come practice with us in a gorgeous setting with amazing food and fun people! All levels welcome!

Four Day Retreat!
Fri July 3 - Tue July 7 $460

Three Day Retreat
Thu... read more
event starts Thursday, July 2, 2009 - 5:00 PM
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Who wants Raquy's Cats? ( miscellaneous » other )
It looks like Raquy will be traveling too much to take care of her cat... read more
listing posted Tue, June 23, 2009 - 12:13 PM
New Shippment of Raquy Dumbek straight from Egypt has just arrived! ( for sale » musical instruments )
We just got in a new shippment of Raquy Dumbeks! There are 4 pegs (sm... read more
listing posted Thu, February 19, 2009 - 5:13 AM
New Shippment of Dumbeks from Egypt! ( for sale » musical instruments ) The Raquy Dumbeks Have Arrived!


They are all here in my living room... read more
listing posted Mon, April 14, 2008 - 1:07 PM
Raquy's new My Space Page ( miscellaneous » other ) Hello Everybody!
I finally made a My Space page, and I need some friend... read more
listing posted Tue, January 29, 2008 - 9:18 AM
Who wants to live in Raquy's apartment (Brooklyn) for Feb and March? ( housing » apartments ) Hello!
I'm going to Egypt for the winter once again and I would like so... read more
listing posted Mon, January 14, 2008 - 7:18 PM
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My Blog

Helllo Again, You Dusty City!
Apartment
In a neighborhood near downtown Cairo is the massive tomb of Saad Zaghlool. Next to the tomb is a lively street with an outdoor market of vegetables, meat, clothes, textiles and household goods. On the market street in between a shawarma joint and a 24 hour bakery there are some stairs going up into an alley. The alley is lined with more vendors, and across from the fish stall there is a door. Inside the door and up the stairs above the Nubian men’s c... read more
Sun, February 10, 2008 - 5:57 AM permalink - 3 comments
 
Egypt Blog, Feb 15 – Dumbek Fever Sweeps Cairo

I thought people and New York had dumbek fever! But I’ve never seen such dumbek fever as I’m witnessing here in Cairo!

My class at the University keeps getting bigger and bigger. Every day more people ask me if they can come sit in even though they’re not registered!

My students adorable, and they are so into the dumbek! They stay after class to practice. I can’t get them to leave! One of my students came up to me after the class to... read more
Fri, February 16, 2007 - 12:08 PM permalink - 5 comments
 
February 9th

Fish Offering, Concert Planning and New Dumbek Design!

Meeting with Said!

We went to Said’s yesterday and had a meeting about our concert!

Rami, Dominique (the guy studying tabla from Canada) and I got to his place at midnight and he wasn’t there yet, so we got to practice really loud in his practice studio for a couple hours before he arrived.

Saiid made up for being so late by bringing us about 30 medium sized grilled fish wrapped in paper. This is like at 2:00... read more
Mon, February 12, 2007 - 3:23 AM permalink - 3 comments
 
Raquy’s 2007 Egypt Adventure Blog

Here I am back in Egypt! It’s really starting to feel like a second home!

Apartment!
This time we found an apartment right away. It took about 20 minutes! Our Boab from last year hooked us up and took us to this place in Moonira. It’s HUGE – our friends call in “The Palace”. It has sequenced guilded elephants all over the place and an amazing balcony overlooking a very unique old building. The bedroom has this awesome 70’s decour with furniture t... read more
Wed, February 7, 2007 - 3:52 PM permalink - 4 comments
 

We just got back from an amazing trip to Minia otherwise know as ‘The Jewel of the South’ ! Minia is a pleasant three hour train ride from Cairo, one of the first cities in ‘Upper Egypt”.

For some, reason, the government is freaked out by having foreigners in Minia. When we arrived, all the transit workers were saying stuff like “six Americans have arrived” into their walky talkies– we were the buzz of the station.

A van was waiting for us as well as a car of armed guards who followe... read more
Sat, March 11, 2006 - 1:57 PM permalink - 1 comment
 
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My Testimonials

May 25, 2007
Run, *don't walk* to go see Raquy & The Cavemen! You won't believe how this lil' gal can jam on her drum and on her kemenche. She must have magic hands. Plus she has a stage energy that simply shines.
In workshops, she's great at breaking down the complex patterns into bite-sized pieces that we can all chew. I was amazed to find myself playing a 7/8, a 9/8 and all kinds of cool patterns. The whole class was a freaking blast!
Go Raquy go!
March 12, 2006
Hi!
If you get a chance to see Raquy perform or take a workshop, definately do not miss it. I got to see her with the Cavemen when she came to Detroit, and it was fabulous and the impromptu after-party even better! And you have *got* to see this..rebaba? spiked fiddle? that she plays. Its a rare thing to see anyone play this and she plays it so well.

She is great teacher..very enthusiastic, patient, broke things down well, and is good at adapting to various levels in the same class. She plays with tremendous energy and obviously has a great passion for the music. Also, if you get a chance check out her book/dvd/cd set. Well worth the money, there is a ton of stuff in there.

Zahira
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