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Breast Cancer
Just Because... is a charity in formation aiming to raise funds and promote awareness, prevention and early detection of breast cancer for women in Egypt. High profile support for this cause from leading exponents of the dance community and there are many regular events supporting this cause

New charity caring for the working animals of the West Bank  of Luxor . Any help the community can give in Uk or visiting Luxor please email Jan

Guy Schalom New Music release!

Baladi Blues , Egyptian Street Music
World percussionist, dancer and independent record producer Guy Schalom unites an all-star team of Egyptian musicians for the third release on his own independent label Ethnomusic Records .
The cosmopolitan metropolis of early 20 th Century Cairo attracted many of Egypt 's folk musicians – very soon they adapted ancient folk tunes to their new sophisticated urban environment to create: Baladi...

The ‘popular jazz' of Egypt , Baladi is improvised oriental dance music at its best.
musicians:

Guy Schalom: darabuka
(Natacha Atlas, Musicians of the Nile , Mahmoud Fadl, The Klezmatics, Frank London, David Krakauer)
“Sheik” Taha: quarter-tone accordion
(Ahmed Adaweia, Mohamed Abdel Wahab, Fifi Abdou, Tahia Cariocca)
Ahmed El Saidi: oriental sax
(Ali Hassan Kuban, Salamat)
Adam Warne: duff, riq & mazhar,

Guy Schalom , Tabla Tastic!! , Egyptian Rhythms for Darabuka

Guy Schalom's rhythmic exploration of Arabic music on the darabuka. inc. darabuka / riq duet
musicians:
Guy Schalom: darabuka / Adam Warne: duff, riq

Teasers
Here is a lovely innovative web site, leaving a legacy to the future. Beautiful illustrations by Eve Morris depicting dancers, some of whom we have featured. Who do you recognize...?

Hakim gallery
If you were lucky enough to see the Great Lion of Egypt - Hakim, at the Sheperds Bush empire wasn't it great! If you missed out we are working on bringing him back. Send me an email with your details and I will contact you next time! Watch this space for pictures of me hosting the event and of me dancing with Hakim at the after show party. Our thanks to Omar of Organic Music

A review of the event was featured in the 2006 edition of Mosaic magazine.