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Last Thursday of every month Planet Egypt Event
Sufi Meditation Every Monday
Rumi Group: Every First Friday of the Month

Nights Out in London    So you want to see a show?

Arvin (Reza) World Music, Poetry and dance Organiser and director
email: worldmusicuk@gmail.com

SOAS World Music Summer School REGULAR WORLD MUSIC EVENTS
For more details & booking form see www.soas.ac.uk/summermusicschool
Department of Music, School of Oriental and African Studies
Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London WC1H 0XG
T 020 7898 4500 / E musicevents@soas.ac.uk

Turkish Nights Out with live music every Friday and Saturday, Istanbul Meze Bar, 100 Cleveland Street, W1

DJ Leon Parker
Hosts a regular night of world music, belly dance, and visuals monthly at Escape bar and twice monthly set doing Gypsy music at the Ritzy Brixton . If link does not work try here. He has a play list on Calabash which a fair trade world music download site . He reccommends Charlie Gillett's very good web site called Sound Of The World . This site is useful to put up information about gig or reviews and find out about events

Read his edited review of Planet Egypt October 2006

June

June 20th to July 10th . Islington Dance Festival

SOAS World Music Summer School 2009 June-August
CONTACT:
SOAS World Music Summer School
For more details & booking form see www.soas.ac.uk/summerschool
Department of Music, School of Oriental and African Studies
Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London WC1H 0XG
T  020 7898 4500 / E musicevents@soas.ac.uk

Middle Eastern Music
Dates: 29 June - 3 July, Mon-Fri 5-7pm
course fee £65 (concs £45)
This course is an introduction to Middle Eastern music , both theory & practice. It will cover historical overview, introduce musical theory and instruments, and have a closer look at the region's musical culture and traditions. Students will also learn to perform a selection of traditional songs. With Ehsan Emam.

July

June 20th to July 10th . Islington Dance Festival

18 and 19 Hossam and Serena Ramzy workshops in London

SOAS World Music Summer School 2009 June-August
CONTACT:
SOAS World Music Summer School
For more details & booking form see www.soas.ac.uk/summerschool
Department of Music, School of Oriental and African Studies
Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London WC1H 0XG
T  020 7898 4500 / E musicevents@soas.ac.uk Ethiopian Dance
Dates: 6-10 July, Mon-Fri 5-7pm
course fee £70 (concs £49)
Following all the publicity Ethiopian has had recently, this is your chance to try it yourself: learn the ‘eskista' dance, as performed by the Amhara and Tigrayan people of the Ethiopian Highlands . The dance involves rapid movement of shoulders, neck and head, and is unlike any other African dance form commonly associated with sub-Saharan Africa. With Zewditu Tadesse.

August

2-7 August August Klezmer Music Summer Courses
Ot Azoy! Yiddish language and musical culture crash course
Dates: 2-7 August
For more details & booking info on these associate courses please visit the JMI website: www.jmi.org.uk

Wed 5 - Sat 8 August  House of the Holy Afro

9-14 August KlezFest Eastern European Jewish music, song and dance
Dates: 9-14 August
For more details & booking info on these associate courses please visit the JMI website: www.jmi.org.uk

28th - 30th August Egyptian Baladi Dance Weekend Residential from Friday evening  until Sunday afternoon at Haileybury College, Hertfortshire, just north of London . With Juliana Brustik, Anne White, Lilian Malki and Live music Email

September

Thursday 10th September Guy Schalom & The Baladi Blues Ensemble :
Ahmed EL Saidi (Sax),  Magdy Tewfik (Accordion), Adam Warne (Duff, Riq, Mazhar ) and Guy Schalom (Darabuka).
With Guest Musicians: "Sheik" Taha (Accordion) and Aly El Minyawi (Tabla, Duff)
And Special Guest Dancers: Sara Kahan, Meret Gabra and Guy himself!
Following the success of their CD release entitled " Baladi Blues" they will be appearing LIVE  in London for 1 night only.   Not to be missed !

Venue Jacksons Lane269a Archway Rd, Highgate, London  www.jacksonslane.org.uk
Buy Tickets Online (and save money!) Go To: www.guyschalom.com

October

3rd October Shafeek's Shafeek Stage School Arabian Dance Theatre  at the Art Depot Theatre, London - To see  the show reel of Arabian Dance Theatre 2008 please click on following link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kv-VnkuxSA

9/10 October Shafeek's Shafeek Stage School Arabian Dance Theatre Arabian Dance Theatre London- Jacksons Lane Theatre

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