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Karim Nagi
September 13 & 14
Freemason's Hall
Workshop Fees: 85.00/day or 160.00/weekend
Optional Lunch: 15.00/day
Sample of classes being offered: Arabic Folkdance Intensive, Zills, Lauren of Arabia (discussion), Maqam for Dancer and more!!!
Performance Saturday night @ Freemason's Hall
Tickets: 20.00 in advance or 25.00 at the door
Contact: Hala @ 430 - 1536 or Geela @ 908-4388 for more information
BIO
Karim Nagi is a native Egyptian drummer, DJ, and folk dancer. He is the creator
of Turbo Tabla, and has released two internationally distributed CDs of this
unique brand of Arab House/Electronica using acoustic instruments. Karim has
authored instructional DVDs for the Tabla/Doumbek and Riqq tambourine, as well
as two rhythm compilation CDs. He is also well versed in the ultra-traditional
styles of music and dance as the leader of the Sharq Arabic Music Ensemble, and
the Arab Dance Seminar. He has recorded music for Bellydance Superstars,
Bellyqueen, and the Bellytwins, as well as mainstream artists like Alicia Keys,
and The Urban Griot Project. He performs Arab folkdances including Tahtib (Saidi
cane) and Dabke (stomping line dance). His performances boast a dynamic
concoction of live drumming and dance, done in unison. Because of his
proficiency in both music and dance, his workshops deliver students to a new
physical understanding of the connection between these two disciplines. Karim
Nagi is a true crossover artist, uniting the Traditional and the Modern, the
Ethnic and the Urban.
September 13 & 14
Freemason's Hall
Workshop Fees: 85.00/day or 160.00/weekend
Optional Lunch: 15.00/day
Sample of classes being offered: Arabic Folkdance Intensive, Zills, Lauren of Arabia (discussion), Maqam for Dancer and more!!!
Performance Saturday night @ Freemason's Hall
Tickets: 20.00 in advance or 25.00 at the door
Contact: Hala @ 430 - 1536 or Geela @ 908-4388 for more information
BIO
Karim Nagi is a native Egyptian drummer, DJ, and folk dancer. He is the creator
of Turbo Tabla, and has released two internationally distributed CDs of this
unique brand of Arab House/Electronica using acoustic instruments. Karim has
authored instructional DVDs for the Tabla/Doumbek and Riqq tambourine, as well
as two rhythm compilation CDs. He is also well versed in the ultra-traditional
styles of music and dance as the leader of the Sharq Arabic Music Ensemble, and
the Arab Dance Seminar. He has recorded music for Bellydance Superstars,
Bellyqueen, and the Bellytwins, as well as mainstream artists like Alicia Keys,
and The Urban Griot Project. He performs Arab folkdances including Tahtib (Saidi
cane) and Dabke (stomping line dance). His performances boast a dynamic
concoction of live drumming and dance, done in unison. Because of his
proficiency in both music and dance, his workshops deliver students to a new
physical understanding of the connection between these two disciplines. Karim
Nagi is a true crossover artist, uniting the Traditional and the Modern, the
Ethnic and the Urban.
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