Mystic Belly Dancing - "Fairuza" Music Performance by Danyavaad

http://www.danyavaad.com An unexpected musical revolution is taking place in Southern California. Just as Seattle launched grunge, or Detroit was the home of Motown, San Diego is making its mark on the world bellydance scene with Danyavaad and The Shimmy Sisters leading the way. http://www.theshimmysisters.com

Danyavaad plays live original Middle Eastern flavored music featuring the electric sitar and tribal drum beats. They create an atmosphere of Middle Eastern lounge mixed with Indian vibes and rock. The unique songs are originals by vocalist/sitarist Greg Vaughan, percussionist Gabriel Penix, and DJ/bassist Sandy Bagri. http://www.djsandbag.com

The Shimmy Sisters (Leilainia and Adelaide) embellish aspects of creativity and art in their inspiring bellydance performances. Their diverse show may include snakes, swords, candles, fire fingers, isis wings, glow hula hoops, and traditional bellydance props such as veils and zils. They were born into a culture of creativity by their bellydancing mother and artist/musician father.

Greg Vaughan met Gabriel and Leilainia Penix on Friday May 28th, 2005 at their old loft apartment in downtown San Diego. Singer/Songwriter Marie Haddad had asked Greg to play a show with her at Twiggs Coffeshop downtown. She said that if he did the gig she would take him to a party with lots of bellydancers afterward. Five minutes after Greg met Leilainia and told her that he had been playing professionally for years, taught guitar, won a local guitar contest called Guitarmageddon in March, and bought an electric sitar a week earlier... she informed him they would be working together. A few months later her sister Adelaide Marcus moved to San Diego from Texas and Danyavaad and The Shimmy Sisters sparked into creation.

http://www.gregvaughan.org
http://www.danyavaad.com
http://www.theshimmysisters.com
http://www.djsandbag.com
http://www.nomadartz.com

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[wumpudu]

wow belly dance with swords! I've never seen this before. These girls are skillful dancers, and I love this song. :)

[wadud7]

Nice Middle Eastern sound. I have to admit, I thought the belly dancers were fake at first sight. But when I saw them balancing them swords on their heads, I knew they were the real deal. Amazing! 5*