My kinda thread!!
My favorite Arabic music (generally speaking) are darbouka solos.
I'm sure most of you already know this, but this vid is an example of traditional Egyptian-style belly dance. This solo is performed by Veena Bidasha (perhaps one of the world's most sought-afters belly dancers) ... She and her identical twin Neena have been studying belly dance together since childhood, and do many of their performances together.
I chose this particular vid because this entire dance is a shimmy--the hallmark of the Egyptian style, which Veena executes to textbook perfection while making it look so effortless (it's not!!)...
Forgive me if this has already been posted; I will be perusing the rest of the posts later when I'm not so short on time... Enjoy this beautiful darbouka solo and dance!
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