Teacher Details of Guy Schalom
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ability as a teacher implied.
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| Name : |
Guy Schalom |
| Address : |
Not Used, NW9 5LG, England |
| Telephone : |
078585 49736 |
| Email : |
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| Teaching location(1) : |
London and Throughout, England.
For class details - See website |
| Teaching location(2) : |
Berlin, Germany.
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| Style(s) of dance taught : |
Egyptian Darabuka, Baladi Music, Saiidi Stick Dance |
| Regular weekly classes : |
No |
| Half-day workshops : |
Yes |
Full-day or
weekend workshops : |
Yes |
Years experience of
belly-dancing : |
More than 15 |
Years experience of
teaching : |
More than 15 |
| Website address : |
Click here to visit my website! |
| Comments : |
Percussionist, dancer and record producer Guy Schalom was described by fROOTS magazine as one of the most versatile and interesting percussionists working in the UK today .
Born in Israel to an Egyptian Jewish family, he is currently based in London and has over 20 years experience in a range of musical idioms.
Guy's broad experience allows him to move effortlessly between performing percussion solos in large-scale productions such as Riverdance (Royal Albert
Hall) and Peterloo Overture (Barbican) to leading his own jazz and world music ensembles.
He has recorded music for numerous network television programs including Where The Heart Is (BBC), Fat Friends (ITV), Glenn Miller's Last Flight (Channel 4) and GMTV.
Specialising in Egyptian music, Guy Schalom has performed with major Arabic recording artists as diverse as Natacha Atlas, Mahmoud Fadl, Hijazy Metkal, Mussa el Kenawi and the Musicians of the Nile as well as dancer Suraya Hilal.
He also runs his own group the Baladi Blues Ensemble focussing on improvised urban Egyptian music known as Baladi. The group's third CD entitled Baladi Blues 2: Tribute to the Masters features the inspired trumpet playing of Frank London (NY).
A focus of Guy's work is to explore the connection between music and dance.
He works regularly with Arabic, Jewish and Flamenco dancers to convey this connection - combining choreographies and on-the-spot improvisations.
During his travels to Luxor in Upper Egypt, Guy made a study of the Saiidi male folk dance style. Using a quarter-staff, this powerful dance tradition has its roots in the Egyptian combat dance known as Takhteeb . Guy is one of the UK's few male practitioners of this
authentic art form.
Please visit www.guyschalom.com for details of Guy's latest releases and tour dates. |
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