Arabic Music Classes

Musical training is fundamental to being a good dancer. Lynette has danced, and studied with these wonderful musicians and recommends them highly!

Georges Lammam, renowned Palestinian violinist and co-founder of Amorfia Productions, shares his musical wizardry through performance, teaching and recording. Classes include: Arabic musical ensemble for instrumentalists who wish to play from the Arabic classical and popular repertoire while gaining familiarity with the maqam system through improvisation and Arabic singing for students who wish to sing in Arabic, well-known songs from the Middle East. Two recent recordings, Melodic Musings, solo violin taqsim (improvisation) and Souk Al Amir, a pastische of well-orchestrated music imaging an exotic day from mosque to cafe, feature the unique musical capabilities of this extraordinary violinist. For more information about classes, recordings or performance please call Amorfia Productions at 415.431.0768.

Mimi Spencer -Mimi performs throughout the SF Bay Area and the U.S., teaches group classes around the Bay in Middle Eastern Melody or privately ("My place or yours", says Mimi). She has a Gayan Bidh from the Ali Akbar College of Music and a BA in Music Ethnomusicology, Foreign Language & Literature. She has also studied with Ali Jihad Racy who has presented her as a Kanoun Virtuoso.
Near Eastern Music Class,arabic instrumental ensemble and arabic singing. Class held monthly. You can see Mimi perform regularly throughout the SF Bay area. Cafe Amira-every friday night, Grapeleaf -the 2nd &3rd Sundays, Cleopatra's- on 2nd Saturdays. Write or call for free Jazayer catalog of tapes CD's and books. (415) 456-9097

Mary Ellen Donald, percussion-415-665-2522
Susu Pampanin, percussion 415-282-7910