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Just to get started, Mab generously donated some of her bookmarked pages. More descriptions will soon appear.

please let me know if any of these links are dead

Music

A good place to start:

 

The Society for Ethnomusicology, Inc.

Middle Eastern and dumbek

• La Notte Main Page
• Jas's-- Middle Eastern Rhythms FAQ (for dumbec, doumbec, doumbek, arabic tabla, darabuka ...) : Rhythms for Dumbek and Belly Dance
• Ghayouri page: persian ney iranian music
• Welcome to the Hahbi 'Ru Web Site
• TURKU: World Music and Dance
• Gadje Homepage From Ithica NY
• DESERT WIND WORLD BEAT MUSIC From Salt Lake City, UT
• Peach Curry Based out of Georgia
• Zurna FAQ
• The Doumbek: A Pathfinder
• Ghayouri page: persian ney iranian music
• Turkish Folk Dance by Tayyar Akdeniz Has samples of some sounds
• Kesslari's advanced Doumbek Rhythms
• ETHNIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENT INSTRUCTION
• turkish song

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  folkdance rhythm

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  Doula - The Music

   

Central European and Central Asian

• N o r t h S i d e - Nordic Roots Music A Record label where you can find excellent music like Garmarna, and Hedningarna
• Scandia D.C. Homepage for Scandanavian folk dancing every month!
• Balkanarama: Why we play Balkan music
• International Folk Dancing and -Music
• Turkish Music & Voice Library
• folkdance rhythm common Bulgarian Folk Dance Rhythms. good for Tupan
• MEHTER MARÞLARI, MP3 ve SÖZLERÝ  -   / FORSNET Excellent source for Turkish Jannissary music!
• Wolgemut is a German band that plays traditional Renaissance music from 16th century Germany.
• Persian National Music Ensemble-Baltimore, Maryland.
• Doula - The Music
• ANA: The American Nyckelharpa Association

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  International Folk Dancing and -Music

• Garmarna, a great band from Sweden.

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European and Medieval

• Avatar's Early Music Homepage If you are interseted in learning more about Early Music. Lots of great resouces.
• Wolgemut is a German band that plays traditional Renaissance music from 16th century Germany.
• Mediaeval Baebes They show the world what they can do with musty old music! I highly reccomend!
• Nightwatch Recording. Home of The New World Renaissance Band, Cantiga, Owain Phyfe, Stefano Pando, and many other early music recording artists.
• Ancestral Instruments - David Marshall - The website for EARLY ENGLISH BAGPIPES - bagpipe maker

African

• Jaqui MacMillan Hand Drumming Workshop and Resource Guide - Washington, D.C. Region Jaqui is writing a book about Women Drummers. Brilliant!
• Rhythm Women A network for D.C. Women Drummers. All backgrounds are invited, but it seems mostly African style.

Retailers of Instruments

• The House of Musical Traditions Where most of Mab's drums and instruments are from. Highly reccomended!
• The Ethnic Musical Instruments Co. The Mid-East Manufactuing company. Chances are if you bought an folk instrument from somewhere else, *they* bought it from Mid-East.
• The Hobgoblin New Instrument Price List Folk & Celtic Instruments, Books, CDs and Accessories: concertinas, melodeons, harps, whistles, flutes, bodhrans, bouzoukis, mandolins, banjos, guitars, fiddles, dulcimers, accordions and more!
• Yahoo! Business and Economy:Companies:Music:Instruments and Equipment:World Instruments:Retailers
• Balázs Nagy , hurdy-gurdy maker - Budapest, Hungary If you want a great Hurdy-gurdy, look here!
• Ethnic Musical Instrument Instruction Has links to many sites where you can buy instuments, and tutorials. They know where to find a video on how to play the Dilruba!s
• Peko Records & Hollywood Music Center They sell a wonderful selection of

Places to look to find that unusual muscian that you are dying to hear.

• Music World 2000
• World Music Institute
• The Kennedy Center Millennium Stage: Performance Schedule Free shows at the Kennedy Center. Did I mention they were FREE?
• Wolf Trap, America's National Park for the Performing Arts
• CATACOMB: Washington DC's Saturday night gothic and industrial dance club
• H O B E R This is a Web Radio that plays everything!!!! if you are looking to hear some new music on your pc, try this.

Dance

Groups / Individual Dancers

Tribal and World Fusion Groups

• Fortune's Rhythm Main Page A former incarnation of Jal A Drum
• Zafira Dance Company ~ World Fusion Bellydance
• Khafif Music and Dance Based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania USA
• Tribe Roman Morga Renaissance Gypsies
• The Ottoman Traders Guild
• The Caravan -- Virtual Home of the Gypsies of Scarborough Faire
• Fat Chance Belly Dance
• Bellydance by Anthea (aka Kawakib, Atesh) Teacher Fredricksburg, VA
• Welcome to Jaka Teacher Sterling / Reston VA
• Romani Tribal Belly Dance Troupe A tribal belly dance troupe based in Oakland, Ca.
• Awalim Tribal Belly Dance Wonderful group from Georgia.
• Nesimah one of the first Tribal-Style-Troupes in Germany also for an artical she has written on tribal, click here
• Gyspy Caravan | Main Page
• Kajira Djoumahna's Home Page
• Jareeda Magazine
• Read My Hips - American Tribal Bellydance Troupe in Chicago
• Dancing Bellies, the website seems down for now, I will keep checking...
• Sons of the Padisha are the NorthWest OR's premiere all male tribal bellydance troupe!
• Dawn 'Davina' Devine Brown, author of Costuming from the Hip and From Turban to Toe Ring.
• Tribe Badir, an American Tribal Fusion belly dance troupe based in Northern California. Wonderful Website, a joy to visit!
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Raks Sharqi/Oriental Dance

• These Infinite Spaces - Orientalist
• Belly Dance in Washington DC - Sponsored by Cleopatra's Closet
• Belly Dancing, Bellydancing FAQs
• Artemis Teacher Silver Spring MD, Also, researcher on Turkish Rom

Merchants and Venders

• The Kamikaze Costumer Beautiful Tribal Costumes, Great Prices!
• Blue Lotus, costumes, jewlery, etc
• Topkapi Designs
• Scheherezade Imports
• Ganesha Bazaar
• Bohemian Market Contents
• Tribal to the Max Importers of Unique Jewelry, Antiques, Tribal Costumes, Textiles from Asia - Pakistan, India, Swat, Tibet, Mongol - Turkoman Uzbek Afghan Ethnocentric. My new favorite online store!
• Mandala beautiful gifts and dance items come from India, Egypt, and America.
• Little Egypt
• Lost Treasures - Egyptian Imports
• Mandala Gifts Catalog
• Natasha's Cafe--A Turkish Coffee Cyberstop and Import Boutique if you are looking for something to look at, go here. This website can warm the soul.

• Archie McPhee Shopping Central "Less Talk, More Monkey." A great place to get a cheap fez!

Aditional info, costumes, history, etc.

• Paulo Garbanzo Juggler, Fire Eater, Ren Faire Performer
• al-musta'rib A middle eastern e-newsletter. excelent resource for historical info and even recipies.
• Zia bat Ali's Tribal Belly Dance Page
• Belly Dancing Information Shira's site, very nearly "All Encompasing"!
• Asim's Middle Eastern Dance Link Site! This is a great place to go for research. ((and he is a wonderful dancer!))
• Wameda Home Page Washington Area Middle Eastern Dance Association.
• Exotic India : Indian Art Gallery
• We're having a Guedra!
• GUEDRA: THE FAQ
• Omphalo-Stepses: Bellydancers and Harem Girls - A Historical/Cheesecake Gallery
• Bhuz.com - Belly Dance, Middle Eastern Music
• a general Bellydancer's email list:

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Rom research

• Arab-Heritage.com
• Tasseography
• Costumes of the Levant
• Romany Dictionary
• The Patrin Web Journal - Romani (Gypsy) Culture and History
• Indian Clothing
• RomNews Network Online
• The Gypsy Lore Society
• O VURDÓN (English Version)
• Romani Cafe - a Site for Gypsy Music
• Me na dzanav kaj me dzava
• Gypsy Images
• The Caravan -- Virtual Home of the Gypsies of Scarborough Faire
• paintedwheelpage a few Rom Persona's I met at Pennsic, SCA
• An Excellent resource for SCA Rom Research.

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  Henna

  • James Marlow the guy who did Mab's Tattoo
  • stencils Body Art suppy. excellent place to get all things Henna!
  • jane's mehndi resources
  • The Henna Page The Difinitive page on henna. has a discussion board to post questions
  • The Henna Page Discussion Forum
  • Discovery Online, Expeditions -- The Human Canvas
  • The TapDancing Lizard "Mehandi" Welcome Page
  • Earth Henna
  • henna gallery II excellent source for designs!
  • Mehndi Project
  • Megan's Mehndi Handiwork Pictures from a Henna party Mab attended
  • FDA/CFSAN Bad Bug Book pH Values of Various Foods this is where you check out all the important info on what goes into henna

  Gaming

  • Welcome To The FanTek Website
  • The Costume Page - Organizations & Events
  • The Atlantian Calendar of Events
  • Society For Creative Anachronism Seizes Control Of Russia (a great artical written by The Onion)
  • The Darkon Wargaming Club Homepage
  • Dagorhir Home Page
  • Preachain
  • The Museum of Costume
  • Anglesea Online
  • Anglesey Photo Gallery
  • bog troopers home page

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