May 2008

	2-4th May - New South Wales
	Sydney Middle Eastern Dance Festival Marrickville Phone: (02) 9519 3764 Mobile: 0411 543 764
	19th Annual Sydney Middle Eastern Dance Festival. Concert. Join us at the Sydney Middle Eastern Dance Festival for three days of bellydance, drumming and celebration. Whether you are an audience-member, dancer or musician, you will find something to interest you in this year's program. Don't miss this chance to see Australia's best belly dancers in action.

	8th May - New South Wales
	Kim Sanders & Friends CD Launch The Sound Lounge Seymour Centre, Cnr City Rd & Cleveland St, Chippendale Phone: (02) 9351 7940 Mobile:
	Time: 7pm Cost:    $20/15
	Kim Sanders & Friends CD Bent Grooves has at last been released and will be launched at the Sound Lounge on May 8. Serene Sufi meditations, berserk Balkan Gypsy rhythms, bent African grooves and magical collective improvisation. Kim has just returned from three months gigging and studying in Istanbul where he studied with ney master Ahmet Kaya and Gypsy clarinettist Selim Sesler (the man The Guardian called "the Coltrane of the clarinet"). He also performed with percussionist Okay Temiz, Laz singer Birol Topaloglu and with the Turkish Ministry for Culture's Istanbul State Modern Folk Music Ensemble. Kim Sanders & Friends previous CD, You Can't Get There From Here, was nominated for Best World Music CD in the 03 ARIAs. Bent Grooves will be the Featured CD on the Weekend Planet, ABC Radio National, 10 pm Saturday May 3. MC: Dr Karl Kruszelnicki. The concert will be recorded by ABC Radio National for Music Deli Sandy Evans: soprano and tenor saxes Carlos Villanueva: charango Bobby Singh: tabla Kim Sanders: ney, Turkish gaida, aardvark, kaval, mey, tenor sax, saluang George Doukas: bouzouki, Greek baglama Llew Kiek: Turkish baglama Bobby Dimitrievski: clarinet Steve Elphick: double bass For interviews, photos, info or to order CDs: kimzgaida@hotmail.com

	Friday 9 May - New South Wales
	Kim Sanders & Friends Hi-Altitude CD Launch Clarendon Guest House 68 Lurline St, Katoomba Phone: (02) 4782 1322
	Time: 8 pm Cost:    Show only: 22/15 Dinner & show: $57
	Kim Sanders & Friends CD Bent Grooves has at last been released. The Sydney launch May 8 will be followed by a Hi-Altitude Launch at the Clarendon in Katoomba on Friday May 9. The album features serene Sufi meditations, berserk Balkan Gypsy rhythms, bent African grooves and magical collective improvisation. Kim has just returned from three months in Istanbul where he studied with ney master Ahmet Kaya and Gypsy clarinettist Selim Sesler (the man The Guardian called "the Coltrane of the clarinet"). He also performed with percussionist Okay Temiz, Laz singer Birol Topaloglu and with the Istanbul State Modern Folk Music Ensemble. Bent Grooves will be the Featured CD on the Weekend Planet, ABC Radio National, 10 pm Saturday May 3. Kim Sanders & Friends previous CD, You Can't Get There From Here, was nominated for Best World Music CD in the 03 ARIAs. Sandy Evans: soprano and tenor saxes Carlos Villanueva: charango Bobby Singh: tabla Kim Sanders: ney, Turkish gaida, aardvark, kaval, mey, tenor sax, saluang Llew Kiek: Turkish baglama Steve Elphick: double bass For interviews, photos, info, or to order CDs contact Kim at kimzgaida@hotmail.com

	8th - 12th May - Victoria
	Ashraf Hassan from Egypt - Show and Workshops The Aegean Restaurant 19 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy, Melbourne 3065 Mobile: 0407 770 164
	Time: Show: Friday 9th May. Show starts at 7.30pm Workshops: 8th, 10th, 11th, 12th May Cost:    Show Ticket $22 or $45 Banquet incl. Workshops: 1 x workshop $70 2 x workshops $120 3 x workshops $160 4 x workshops $190 5 x workshops $220 Master class $80 Unlimited $320 (ALL x 13 classes)
	Ashraf Hassan is a certified oriental dance instructor from the Academy of Arts Cairo. He was once part of Mahmoud Reda's troupe and the Al Kawmia Group. Ashraf teachers workshops all over Europe and America and now is coming to Australia for the first time! Friday 9th May - Dinner and show - Live Egyptian band. Other performances by: Hip to Hip, Jewel, Virginia, Rita, Zabelle, Underbelly plus more! Workshops Saidi Nubian Haggala Alexandrian Falahi Arabic-Flamenco Master class - Classical oriental Visit the website for workshop timetable and show details.

	Saturday 10th May - New South Wales
	Introducing the Qanun 585b King St, Newtown, NSW Mobile: 0410 607 039
	Time: 10:30 - 12:00pm Cost:    $25.00
	Hosted by dance instructor and choreographer Julienne Saad, who was the advanced class teacher at Danse Orientale for several years. This is a rare opportunity to dance to a live qanun. The qanun is an ancient instrument, the exact origin of which is difficult to determine. Arabic, Turkish, Iranian and Armenian music traditions all feature the qanun in similar forms. Phil Nakad is a young Arab-Australian musician, with several years experience playing the bass guitar and the qanun at a wide range of concerts and functions. Phil has a particular interest in traditional musical forms from across the Arab world. Since 2004 Phil has performed on the kanun with Al Shareq, Australia's premier Arabic art music ensemble.

	11th May - Tasmania
	Workshops with Melusina Launceston Mobile: 0418 139 826
	Time: 10am - 3pm Cost:    $ 130 / $115 earlybird payment before April 1st
	Melusina from Underbelly (Melbourne) will teach two workshops in Launceston. There are Sword and Earth, Air, Water, Fire.

	31st May - Victoria
	East Meets West CASA Charity Evening 163 Carinish Road, Clayton Phone: Tickets Caroline 0414 970 261 or Dominika 0421 795 671
	Time: 7.30pm Cost:    $15
	We are holding an evening of Belly dance performances to raise money for CASA (Centres Against Sexual Assault.) Be enthralled and bedazzled by Belly dance performances and dance in the breaks to Bellyslap drum ensemble. Help raise money for a very worthy cause. All proceeds will be donated to CASA House. http://www.thewomens.org.au/SexualAssault

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