TribalCon is not just for dancers!
Laura Farinas
sponsored by Ziah of Awalim
Feb 25-28, 2010, Early Bird Discount ends this Sat the 5th of Dec!!!
http://www.tribalcon.com/
Davul Madness at Hafla http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNLYvskCZYA
Sing Gadje Sing class results at Hafla http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJHCGMK0ReM
Nicola partying at the Hafla http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEe9Wn1V4hs
Interview w/Onca http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGBVRhJEZks
2008 vignettes http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5kBfAqzB30
2006 vignettes http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9SrMzn0LaM
*Workshop Teachers!*
Denys - Denys Proteau, aka Karadeniz, is a dancer's favorite musician
and a musician's favorite dancer! He remains an amateur performer with
professional sensibilities and experience, having participated in
hundreds of music and dance shows spanning over two decades. A veteran
of the Pittsburgh International Folk Theatre, the Bulgarian and
Macedonian Benevolence Association dancers, Ghawazee Middle Eastern
Music and Dance Ensemble, Khafif, Turku, and various Scandinavian,
Bulgarian, Turkish, and International bands and dance troupes,
Karadeniz continues to seek out new physical and spiritual experiences.
When he's not playing spoons or cumbus-ud, you might find him swing
dancing or shooting arrows from a primitive bow.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3SbGPfKZWY
• Melody Workshops Friday, Saturday and Sunday – Mediterranean Songs for Instruments and Voice:
This coming year's music class will feature songs of the Mediterranean
Islands and Coasts. Bring your sound recording devices such as digital
video-sound recorders, mp3 recorders, tape recorders, or wax cylinders.
Be prepared to learn by listening, clapping, humming, singing, and
finding the notes on your instrument. Scores and lyrics will be
provided on paper for people who really prefer those devices.
Nevik - Kevin "Nevik" Hartnell comes from a family of drummers raised
in Illinois. 34 years of drumming experience has seen him involved with
musical projects ranging from big band to punk, country to goth, metal
to folk. He began his professional drumming career at the age of 12.
Credits include thousands of performances across the United States and
parts of Europe and Scandinavia, studio session work since the age of
15, a handbook on drumming, music published in film as well as in
television commercials & dance instructional/performance videos,
and teaching drums since 1997. He is also a photographer, graphic/web
designer, fan of Indian food, and more recently a new father. He is
currently busy working on the second CD with the band Teribus, a drum
and bagpipe band based in Texas.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0A8H3nhodWw and http://www.youtube.com/user/teribusmusic
• Drum Circle! - Learn how to facilitate a successful drum circle.
• 5,7,9,11 - Odd Rhythms for Odd Drummers - Learn something outside of the typical rhythms played in drum circles.
• Introduction to Split-Finger Technique for Darbuka - The
workshop will cover this technique popularized in Turkey by learning
strokes, hand/finger positions, combinations/exercises, and how to
apply them in common rhythms. Open to all skill levels!
August - August taught himself to play the accordion as angsty
teenager, and after discovering Middle Eastern music, began working
with tribal dancers in 1999. Discovering a mutual interest in Balkan
music and quirky party songs, he formed The Mezmer Society with Onça
(of Baraka Mundi) in the fall of 2007. They have taught and performed
at events including Tribal Fest, TribalCon, and Tribal Revolution, and
they are scheduled to continue touring throughout the United States.
The Mezmer Society is fully committed to spreading the aesthetic of
hafla joy as quickly and loudly as possible. In addition to to The
Mezmer Society, August is a member of the quartet Ashes in Order, and
maintains a career as an internationally-represented figurative
painter. He is the president of the Institute for the Advancement of
Occultism and Aerophonics (previously the Asheville Accordion Club),
and he has released albums with the cinematic trio Soora Gameela, and
Greek fusion band Makari. August lives in Asheville, North Carolina and
is currently working on material for his first solo album.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iz7_8hB0R8M
• Sing, Gadje, Sing! - We will learn how to sing some
Southeastern European songs, explore different ways to harmonize with
each other, and deepen an appreciation for loud, clashing notes. (All
levels. For everyone who wants to sing, plus melody and percussion
accompaniment.)
Awalim - Awalim was formed in 1999 under the direction of Ziah Ali
McKinney-Taylor as a group to bring World Fusion Tribal belly dance to
the stages of Atlanta and the Southeastern US. Awalim's particular
flavor of tribal dance is decidedly upbeat and earthy while being
sophisticated and urban, bringing Atlanta's strongest characteristics
to the Tribal genre. What does Awalim mean? Awalim is plural for Almeh.
An Almeh was an educated entertainer that was very highly regarded in
Egypt during the 1800s. She was educated in music, poetry, song, dance,
history, religion and politics. All of these things were considered
important and interconnected knowledge for any real artist. The Awalim
were very well-respected and left Cairo when Napoleon's invading army
treated them as common entertainers. Education is very important to
Atlanta's Awalim Dance Company, and they all study at least one musical
instrument along with the finger cymbals (zils), as well as the history
and sociology of the widespread area that is called the Middle East
which brings them (and their audience) closer to an understanding of
the culture they emulate.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yK02j-PbGY
• Drumming for Dancers - A class to familiarize yourself with Middle Eastern Drum Technique and Rhythms, open to all!
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Early Bird Weekend Pass- until Dec 5th $240
A $75 discount on the entire weekend! http://www.tribalcon.com/eventearly.asp
- All three days of either dance or music track workshops and discussion groups with teachers
- Donna Mejia lecture on Thursday
- Friday live music concert w/ TC 2010 staff and open floor party where all musicians are welcome!
- Saturday show ticket
- Saturday After Show Party at hotel
(buffet purchased separately)
- TribalCon VI logo T shirt
After Dec 5th weekend pass jumps to $285 with NO show ticket & T shirt included
All Day Passes- until Dec 5th $95, after Dec 5th $115
Saturday Show- before Jan 31st $15, after Jan 31st $20
Remember: if you want a t shirt you must order it by the Early Bird deadline, there will be no t shirt sales at the event!
INDIVIDUAL DAYS DO NOT INCLUDE SATURDAY SHOW TICKET
www.tribalcon.com
404 581 0199
