Bringing awareness, appreciation, and love of ancient traditions to today's global culture
Music
Khafif, Turku, Raquy and the Cavemen, Susu Papanin, Solace, Helm, Cirque du Soleil, Sirocco, The Mezmer Society, Terebus, assorted impromptu jams of our own...
Awalim was formed in 1999 under the Direction of Ziah Ali McKinney-Taylor as a group to bring World Fusion Tribal Bellydance to the stages of Atlanta and the Southest US. Awalim's particular flavor of Tribal is decidedly upbeat and earthy while being sophisticated and urban, bringing what we feel are Atlanta's strongest characteristics to the Tribal genre.
What does Awalim mean?
Awalim is plural for Almeh. An Almeh was an educated entertainer that was very highly thought of in Egypt during the 1800's. She was educated in music, poetry, song, dance, history, religion and politics. All of these things were considered interconnected and important knowledge for any real artist. The Awalim were very well respected and left Cairo when Napoleon's invading army treated them as "common" entertainers. We call ourselves Awalim because education is very important to us. We all study at least one musical instrument along with the finger cymbals (zils). We also stress the history and sociology of the wide spread area that is called the Middle East which brings us (and our audience) closer to an understanding of the culture we are emulating.
We offer a variety of excellent workshops: Choreography, Mechanics, Props, Conditioning, Zils, Drumming for Dancers, ATS, and Technique for all levels. Please contact us for more info.
We host the Southeast's annual TRIBALCON! a long weekend in cute downtown Decatur Ga that features music and dance clases, a gala show, and a hafla that is not to be missed... go to www.tribalcon.com for class schedule and info.
Who I'd like to meet: Dancers, Musicians, Creative Minds, Adoring Fans :)
FALL/WINTER 2008 SCHEDULE:
TRIBAL CARNIVALE, with AWALIM, JAHARA PHOENIX, our student troupes, and very special guest aerialists!
October 18 HALLOWEEN CARNIVALE at the Red Light Cafe, Atlanta
October 31 TRIBALVIBE Glasgow Scotland
November 14 TRIBALVIBE SOUTH Glastonbury, England
2009:
February 19-22 TRIBALCON Atlanta
May 16-20 TRIBALFEST
Please check our website for details, or to contact any of us:
I am happy to announce that my new brand of retro belly dance music is finally available for purchase! Contains Middle Eastern, Indian, East Asian influences with Hip Hop, Techno, Drum n Bass and Reggae beats (and some more traditional as well) If you are looking for new music to spice up your performances, this is stuff guaranteed to make you shake and shimmy =)
This is music for dancer by a dancer. If I didn't find it danceable myself, I didn't put it on my CD =) Also, you are always welcome to let me know your musical tastes and what you hope to hear in the future... I hope to create music suited for all dancers!
EPYSO's "Rockin the Rock: World Music Fest" Brings Together Area Musicians An event that seeks to foster collaboration among the areas many genres of music all towards a common mission.
El Paso, TX Sept. 4th, 2009 — The El Paso Youth Symphony Orchestra will celebrate its third annual Rockin the Rock concert series with this year's theme World Music Fest. The event takes place on Saturday September 26th at McKelligon Canyon Amphitheater starting at 4PM. With a gathering of some of the most interesting and diverse musicians in the region, World Music Fest hopes to build a reputation as a call for shared love and understanding of all cultures. EPYSO has commissioned musicians from different genres to perform and collaborate together throughout the event. The event is dedicated to raising funds and providing support for ongoing El Paso Youth Symphony Orchestra educational programs. The concert will include three major collaborations with the young musicians of the symphony. First, Mariachi Raices de America will perform alongside EPYSO such well known songs as Volver and Amor Eterno. The symphony will then be joined on stage by the local reggae group Mane Street with some reggae classics like Stir It Up and I Shot the Sheriff. The event will then be capped off with the high energy performance of EPYSO, local band Flashback and Las Vegas vocalist Louie Yanez encoring last year's Beatles Tribute show with some of the Fab Four's greatest hits. Local band Border Roots will also be performing. The El Paso Youth Symphony Orchestra, a non-profit organization, works under the instruction of Music Director Maestro Phillip Gabriel Garcia who initiated it while a senior at Hanks High School in 1993. Membership is fre
Hey there, ladies! Welcome to my circle of friends. As a a group of RAQing ladies, I would love for you to participate in a project ...I would like to make a more music based on dancer's requests for my upcoming CD, so I'd love for you to tell me what you like! If you choose about three of your favourite performance songs based on your favourite song styles, and tell me what you like to hear (fast, slow, drum solo, techno, etc), I'll try to come up with a song combining those elements...and you guys can have the finished product ^_^ Happy dancing!
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