Music & Musicians

A directory of musicians, teachers of Middle Eastern instruments and CD stores that carry really good selections of MED music. If you would like to add a CD shop to the directory, please only include ones that have a REALLY good selection of MED music. The little shops with just 6 or so "bellydance" CD's are not what we're looking for. We're after the real goldmines of authentic or hard to find music. Thanks!. CLICK HERE to add a resource to the directory CLICK HERE to update an existing listing

Western Australia

	Didgeridoo Breath 6 Market St, Fremantle, W.A (08) 9430 6009   Fax: (08) 9430 6669
	Besides didges, Didgeridoo Breath stock a full range of Gypsy Caravan CD's - perfect for American Tribal Style bellydancers.

	Quay Sounds Shop 21, South Terrace Piazza, Fremantle, W.A. (08) 9430 5224
	Quay Sounds have an extensive and comprehensive range of Middle Eastern music. The staff a very helpful and they will often order in a hard to find CD for you at a very reasonable price.

South Australia

	Mud Drum Australia 436 Morphett Street, Adelaide S.A. 5000 08 8410 7477   Mobile: 04000 17932
	Mud Drum Australia makes a range of hand made clay based drums and percussion instruments. 100ustralian product, the drums have a beautiful, warm sound and come in four sizes. All of our drums are unique and are extremely decoritive with the starting price of only $35.00.

Queensland

	DrumDance PO BOX 3395, Village Fair, Toowoomba, 4350, QLD (04) 3832 4237
	DrumDance play traditional music and original pieces inspired by the folk music from the Middle East and North Africa.Drums used include the Egyptian tabla, African djembe, tupan and frame drums. Other instruments that we use include the flute, gimbri, tiktiri, mizmar and harmonium.

Mafouf's Bellydance Drumming The Attic Cnr Duporth Ave & Ocean St, Maroochydore, QLD Phone: 07 5491 7222   Mobile: 0428 730 052 Malfouf's Drumming commenced in 1998, teaching middle eastern bellydance rhythms to beginners & advanced. Performances with his band, Nomadic Soul Drummers, can often be seen at festivals around the Sunshine Coast. Children over age 10 welcome. Bellydance drums for sale (Darabouka / Egyptian Tabla).

New South Wales

Alex Yazbeck New South Wales Mobile: 0412 161 516 One man show performance up to 10 piece band to suit all budgets. The ultimate in the traditional and modern arabic music. Can be organised in conjuction with bellydancers to create a faboulous show. From the rhythmic drum sets to the enchanting arabic melodies this show will be sure to please.

	Andy Busuttil - Blue Mountain Sound Hazelbrook, N.S.W. (02) 4758 6878   Mobile: 0414 837 367
	Andy is a percussion teacher and performer specialising in Middle Eastern and Balkan music. He plays the darabuka (tabla), various wind instruments, sings, runs workshops, accompanies Middle Eastern and Balkan dancers and records CD's.

Azadoota Sydney, NSW Phone: 0409 574 299 Baghdad meets Brazil as Iraqi party band Azadoota infuses Iraqi music with Latin percussion, blending samba with bellydance and delivering high-energy renditions of Assyrian and Arabic songs. "Azadoota" is Assyrian for "Freedom," and Azadoota's music celebrates freedom from cultural and ethnic prejudice.

	Keklik Aile P.O. Box 382, Dulwich Hill, N.S.W. 2203 (02) 9568 6303    Mobile: 0417 426 684
	Keklik Aile (Turkish for partridge family) transports the audience on a journey around the Mediterranean and beyond. Feast on exotic musical delights guaranteed to stimulate the dance muscles! "the tastiest sound colours this side of Istanbul ... serpentine clarinet, soulful oud and solidly pulsing rhythmic groove"

	Kim Sanders New South Wales (02) 9569 4203
	Kim Sanders has studied, performed and recorded in Turkey, the Balkans, West Africa, China and Indonesia. Plays nai and many other instruments, teaches, arranges ensembles for musical/dance performances. New CD "Bent Grooves" now released. "Masterly control of subtlety!" - Diaspora Worldbeat Magazine.

Peter Davidian PO Box 180, Brunswick Heads, NSW 2483 Mobile: 0413 770 244 I offer classes, group & private, and performances in north african/middle eastern drumming for darabuka and doumbek. I have been drumming for 40 years, most of my life, and also teach drumkit. I am also performing/teaching indian classical music for sitar, harmonium and guitar.

Tarab Bellingen, Northern New South Wales Phone: 02 6655 2536 TARAB performs music and dance in a way that evokes and draws upon the ancient and rich traditions of women's performance art, creating an informal, vibrant and refined atmosphere. Performance pieces are inspired by the rhythms, melodies and dance of the Middle East yet with a contemporary feel.

Yuval Ashkar 4 Yungarup Place, Ocean Shores, NSW Phone: 02 6680 5416 Mobile: 0448 244 622 Yuval is a composer, oud ('ud) player & percussionist from Israel. His music is an inspiration to audiences, belly dancers and other musicians. Yuval also teaches oud playing and Middle Eastern percussion. Yuval thrills his audience with his touching music and magical technique, both coming from his soul.

Victoria

	Anne Harkin - Percussionist Melbourne, VIC (03) 9381 1186
	Anne is a percussionist specialising in Middle Eastern styles on darabouka, and African styles on djembe. On her website site you can read about her tuition courses, bands, Arabic percussion tuition CDs tapes and videos, and hear sound samples of her music.

	Azura's Oasis 210 Sydney Road, Brunswick, VIC 3056 (03) 9387 6088
	Experience the wonderful music of the Middle East with traditional instruments such as Darbouka (hand drum), kanoon (horizontal harp), req (frame drum), and nai (reed flute). Be transported by our music to the land of the pharoahs and beyond! Available for Special Functions, Media Events and Educational programs.

Bellyslap Melbourne, VIC Bellyslap is a ensemble of advanced drumming students playing darabuka, req, jembe, dafs, zils and davul. We would like to practise with dancers to perform at student nights etc., and form partnerships to perform at community or paid events. We also do drum tuition.

Jadida Middle Eastern Jazz with Josie Palermo Victoria Phone: 03 9314 5725 Jadida will transport you from silent dreams of shifting desert sands to the frenzied passion of driving dance music.

	Yalla! PO Box 2119, Lygon St Nth, Brunswick East, VIC 3057 (03) 93846112    Mobile: 0412 148 906
	An exciting six piece band from Melbourne, Yalla brings the traditional music and dance of the Middle East to life with their own East meets West flavour. A spicy mix of quarter tone accordian, oud, ney, percussion, violin and mesmerising dance.

Tasmania

Dave Johnson 402 Abels Bay Rd, Abels Bay, TAS Mobile: 042 844 7809 Dave is a multi-instrumentalist with an emphasis on world music & rhythmic grooves. Performing live with didgeridoo, percussion, saxophone, marimba, guitar, keyboard, native American flute. Dave is a recording artist with 2 CDs available. He performs live at markets and festivals, and is available for private functions.

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