doumbek posse ayo!

it is time to drum! please take the time to register for the raquy doumbek workshop on Sunday April 13th! The info is up at www.riverfolk.org/schedule.html

or here:
Workshop registration and ticket purchase is an easy two-step process. (A person is not registered or guaranteed a ticket until their check is received.) The workshops are filling fast and this will sell out so please act soon!
1. Email Russ at russell@riverfolk.org with your name, phone number and email address. Indicate which workshop(s) you will be taking and/or number of hafla tickets needed.
2. Then, send a check or money order payable to: The Blackstone River Theatre and mail to: Blackstone River Theatre, 549 Broad Street, Cumberland, RI 02864

So send russ and email ASAP to get your workshop spot reserved and tickets too. Oh and dancers head on over to Kassar site to register for the tribal workshop with a couple quick and easy clicks!
www.kassartribal.com/WorkshopsPage.htm

looking forward,
~Kevin



Raquy and the Cavemen return to the Blackstone River Theatre! This time they are joined by the Tribal dance duo Kassar for a day of music, drum and dance. Raquy and the Cavemen, a nationally touring world fusion act, will bring their high energy percussion laden performance back to Rhode Island.

Raquy Danziger is a classically trained musician from childhood. Raquy fell in love with Middle Eastern music as a young adult and dedicated herself to learning the dumbek. She had the pleasure of traveling all over the world accompanying some of the greatest Middle Eastern music masters. Recently, Raquy has found her own voice as a soloist, group leader and composer. She and Liron Peled formed Raquy and the Cavemen, in which she also plays the Persian kemenche, a bowed, violin-like instrument.
Raquy's infectious enthusiasm for Middle Eastern music has made her a popular teacher of Middle Eastern drumming, instigating a wave of "Dumbek Fever" across America.
To learn more about Raquy
www.raquy.com

Kassar - Melanie and Karin began their history together as a collaboration for a New Jersey Renaissance Kingdom performance. From there, the duo Kassar was born. They have been dancing together as Kassar for the past eight years, all the while studying with numerous instructors of the tribal persuasion. Between them, they also bring a background rich in formal ballet training, West African dance, tango fusion and Indian dance technique. This has culminated in the development of their own unique, highly-acclaimed style of tribal bellydance. Kassar has since grown to both teach workshops and perform nationwide. They are extremely pleased and excited to be teaching their first workshop in Rhode Island!
Please see www.kassartribal.com/
for more Kassar loveliness…..

1 p.m. Raquy will teach a dumbek workshop geared towards more experienced dumbek players.
4 p.m. Kassar will teach a workshop of their signature East Coast Tribal Style Belly Dance.

For more info on Kassar and to register for the dance workshop, please visit www.kassartribal.com/

7 p.m. Raquy and the Cavemen in concert including a performance accompanied by Kassar.

See the event listing and get directions to the Blackstone River Theatre, Cumberland, RI
www.riverfolk.org