Nesma & Khamis Henkesh - Rhythms of Oriental Dance + Bonus Music-CD

Rhythm and Dance Encounter with Demonstrations An exchange of ideas and insights between musician and dancer on rhythms, percussion and dance. The artists illustrate points in their conversation with demonstrations of percussion beats and choreography for each of the nine essential rhythms featured here.

 

An Improvisation with Percussion and Dance The staging of a traditional piece of Egyptian dance with tabla solo in which the dancer and the percussionist give proof of their mutual understanding and sense of humour in a refreshing performance.
The Karaoke An instructive karaoke including nine rhythmic patterns, designed to take information learned in the interview one step further in a straightforward educational exercise. An original system of musical notation created specifically for this project marks the beats of the tabla in real time as Khamis plays the rhythms in different variations and patterns.
This karaoke includes the following themes: