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Jalsah Pittsburgh
A Middle Eastern music and bellydance jam! All drummers, dancers and musicians are welcome to participate. Melissa of Ishtar will guide you through playing popular Belly Dance songs of the Middle East. Open floor dancing all night, all levels of dancers welcome. This is a community event designed to bring together dancers and musicians inspired by Middle Eastern music. Experienced or inexperienced: all are welcome!Saturday June 7th 2008 - 8:00pm to 12:00 am
Located at Your Inner Vagabond 4130 Butler St. Lawrenceville, PA 15201
Jalsah is an open jam/dance event.
- Dance floor is open ALL NIGHT. Bring your hipscarves and a friend. All levels of dancers welcome. Try out those new moves!
- All instruments welcome! Drums, guitars, clarinets, flutes, violins, trumpets, saxes, if you play it bring it!
- We will provide sheet music to borrow in the keys of: C, Bb, Eb, F and Bass Clef.
- Don't forget to bring: instrument/microphone cables, sheet music stand, etc.
Cover: $7 |
Musician, drummer and dancer warm-up: 8:00-9:00
Leaders:
Melissa Murphey - Turkish and Arabic Folk Music
Erika May - Bellydance
This Jalsah will be held at the Your Inner Vagabond. We recommend you arrive at Your Inner Vagabond at 7:30PM for set up and get ready in our 20-30 minute warm up. Erika May will go over basic dance moves for new dancers while the musicians and drummers review riffs and rhythms with Carmine Guida and Melissa Murphey.
The Jalsah is a Middle Eastern music event that invites all musicians (regardless of instrument) and drummers to sit in and play Middle Eastern music for open floor dancing all night. This is a participatory community event designed to bring together dancers and musicians inspired by Middle Eastern music. Experienced....inexperienced...all are welcome! Your Inner Vagabond has yummy coffee and tea and other Middle Eastern delights. However it's BYOB.
Melody Instrument Players
If you plan on attending please drop a note to Melissa melissa@ishtar-music.comWe normally provide a P.A. system, however, please bring any microphones, cables, stands, music stands, etc. that you may need (and bring extras if you have).
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