Gilded
Serpent presents...
The
Ramzy Tour
of 2003
[Ed- These photos are just too
intriguing to let languish on my desk any longer!
They were sent to Gilded Serpent by the Ramzys last
winter. GS does not have enough information on each
of them to give sufficient introduction or story
line. We need your help! The information that is
here was taken from file names and emails from the
wonderful folks who were able to get back to us.
Please,
send what names you know or comments, and we
will add them below. Please be specific about which
picture your information should caption and include
your name so we can give you credit. Thanks! -Editor
Lynette]
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In Brazil
Dunia, Hossam, Serena
[What event was this?] |
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Barcaldin
Thanks to Azziza for sending this
note --"The photo entitled Barcaldin is actually
a very small country town in Central Western Queensland.
Hossam and Omar Faruk Tekbilek went out to Barcaldine
as a part of the Brisbane Festival. It takes 11
hours to drive out to Barcaldine - I know I have
done it a number of times when I was teaching out
there. As far as I can tell the other musicans with
Hossam and Omar are from a Sydney percussion group
called Synergy. The concert in
Brisbane was magic. Hope this helps."
Azziza L'Azziza, Maria Masselos, Brisbane, Australia
Sponsor for Hossam and Serena coming to Brisbane
22 - 25 October 2004.
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at dawn |
concert |
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? ? ? Hossam, Omar
Farouk |
who's testifying to Omar? |
Phil who? |
Hossam with Aly
[Who are these fine musicians? What's
the story here? ] |
Hossam and his son, Amir,
before concert |
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MaryBorough,
Australia
1 - 5 August 2003 |
Percussion Workshop, participants are...?
Samiya
tell us-" The group with Hossam and some of the
Nomadic Soul Drummers of Queensland. They
are a huge, very successful group of Middle Eastern
percussionists who are in much demand on the east
side of Australia. From left to right pictured with
Hossam are..Abbie, Denis,
Bob, Malcolm Settree, Geoff. |
Dancers attending workshop?
Per Samiya-"From left (whom I can remember!)..
Front row: Helene (Havena Bellydance
teacher), Belladonna (teacher from
Byron Bay, NSW), Sonia (Flaming Sands
student), The gorgeous Serena Ramzy,
Faryha (teacher, Faryha Raqs Sharqi),
Danni (Faryha Raqs Sharqi student).
Others are (Top back left) Samiya,
(teacher/director Flaming Sands Academy of Middle
Eastern Dance).
Second back row: Karen, Bronwyn,
unknown, Carol (students of Faryha
Raqs Sharqi)
Second front row: 2 teachers of the Ghawazee Dancers
in Gladstone Qld on the left and unknown on the right...could
be Jill Byrnes |
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Michelle
and Michael Hughes,
Samiya tell us-"These are the people who opened their
home and hearts to Hossam, Serena and Amir providing them
with a beautiful furnished unit downstairs in their two
storey home. Michele is a friend of mine and used to bellydance
as well as design and import costumes or varying genres.
Michele recently opened a fabric and specialist designs
shop, Fantasy Fabrics in Kent St Maryborough
Qld."
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A Hippie in Perth (or is he doing hip hop in rastas?) |
Wellington,
New Zealand
15
- 19 August 2003 |
Serena Ramzy inspires |
How'd she do that? |
Partners Teach |
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Important Point |
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Still Smiling |
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It all fits! |
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Hossam and Annabelle
[ed-who's the guy in the painting?] |
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Glen Keith |
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Percussion Workshop Closeup of who?
Below info added 10-20-08 from Brigid Kelly. Thanks Brigid!
Back row (l-r) Eva Mason, ?, Hossam,
Alan Burden, Leigh Savage (I *think*), Glen
Keith (not the younger man above,
the balding man below), ?
Centre row: ?, Gretchen Howard, Liz Irvine (black shirt
just below and right of Hossam), ????
Front row: person on far right is Beverley Dowling. |
Standing Back |
Amused Audience |
These
photos should have the caption
Wellington August 2003 'Egyptian Odyssey Concert'
The photos of Hossam with raised eyebrow was when
he was joking with the audience over their ability
or lack-of to clap in time... you had to be there!
--Glen Keith |
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| London,
England
Saturday
27th - Sunday 28th September 2003 |
The London Group |
one, two, three, FOUR! |
Nikki Brown,
?, Isobel Sarkisian |
Where'd she go? |
Wai Ching with Lubna, Arriane &
Alison.
(Thanks, Serene!) |
Singapore
In Singapore
4 - 7 July 2003
(previous article on Ramzys in Singapore here)
Serene
Lim writes to GS the following email:
"The Workshops entitled " THE ART OF ORIENTAL
DANCE" & Concert "AN EVENING OF EGYPTIAN
RHYTHM & MUSIC" with Hossam & Serena
Ramzy were certainly a welcome unqualified success
with the cloud of SARS still hovering over Singapore.
For the concert, there were a total of 11 items performed
by the different dance schools/ independant dancers in
Singapore . (Ages 11 to past 50). Whilst about forty participants
(some from Malaysia) attended the Workshops & boy,
was it a "Total Experience" !
As
for Singapore, where Belly dancing is still pretty much
in its infancy relative to other parts of the world, this
was indeed an enriching experience which was well-received
all around."
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Serene Lim organizing |
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The photos of the 2 ladies, are from Alhambra Middle-East
Dance School Singapore. Names? |
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Seafood Market in Singapore |
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In Tibet? |
One
more photo in Brazil |
unspoken
communication |
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| Rumor
has it the Ramzy's new DVD will be out November of 2004! |
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9-16-04
Kismet's Utah's 24th Annual Bellydance
Festival, August 2004, photo report by Aziza!
There
were more than 500 dancers performing, there were vendors, live bands,
and dance, drum and costume clinics to attend.
9-12-04
Sirat Al-Ghawazi, Part 4
by Edwina Nearing
Begun
in the mid-1970's , the early sections of "Sirat Al-Ghawazi"
were first published under the title "The Mystery of the Ghawazi."
We are happy to be able to respond to the continued demand for these
articles by making them available to our readers worldwide.
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