Choosing a Great Song for Your Belly Dance Performances Part 2
Part 2 of 2: Don’t regret your song choice! Choose the right music before you create a choreography or use it in your improvisation to make the most of each performance.
Choosing a Great Song for Your Belly Dance Performances Part 1
Part 1 of 2: Don’t regret your song choice! Choose the right music before you create a choreography or use it in your improvisation to make the most of each performance.
Where to Find Belly Dance Music Guide
Many different styles of music are available for belly dance performance and practice. Most countries, regions and specific tribes or ethnic groups in the Middle East and North Africa have a particular style of music that is unique to them based on rhythms used, instrumentation, and other factors. The most important thing – is to find music that moves you! Local retail Middle Eastern Stores/Shops: If you have a local Middle Eastern food store or gift shop, frequently these places will…
Our first percussion instrument in this series is the riqq (pronounced “rick”). Its a type of tambourine common in Arabic music. It traditionally has a wooden frame (although in the modern era it may also be made of metal), jingling metal discs, and a thin, translucent head made of fish or goat skin (or, more recently, a synthetic material).
The arghul is a woodwind instrument, said to originate from Egypt. We hear it in a lot of the music of the Mid-East region. It’s got two pipes, one shorter, one longer. The smaller pipe is the one that contains the fingering holes. Enjoy!