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Radio Bastet - Vintage Belly Dance Music

INCOMING! It's archive program #76 coming in for a direct hit! Featuring the likes of Eddie Mekjian, Ibrahim Turmen, John Berberian, and even more besides! SAVE YOURSELVES! 1.  ELIAS & ZIAD RAHBANI    Don't Blame Me (La Teateb Alayi) - 2:23    from the album Belly Dance Fever, 19792.  AHMED FOUAD HASSAN & THE AL-FIRQA AL-MASIYYA ORCHESTRA (UNCREDITED)    Dimashq - 3:06    from the album Dance of the Hareem, 19653.  JOHN BERBERIAN & THE ROCK EAST ENSEMBLE    3/8 + 5/8 = 8/8 - 5:12    from the album Middle Eastern Rock, 1969    4.  SAMI JOURDAK    Rakis Sharky (Oriental Dance) - 4:09    from the album Sami Jourdak Plays Music For Belly Dancers, 1965    5.  EDDIE MEKJIAN & ENSEMBLE    Hye Vahn (halleh) - 3:19    from the album Belly Dance Music From the Middle East Vol. 1, no date given    6.  TASSO MAVRIS & GREEK ORCHESTRA    Never On Sunday - 3:04    from the album Greek Dance Party, no date given        7.  AISHA ALI (ARCHIVIST)    Raqs Baladi (Cairo) - 3:53    from the album Music For the Oriental Dance, 1982            8.  IBRAHIM TURMEN    Dahlal - 1:46    from the album Saidi Wind Vol. 1, 1985    9.  SAFFET'S ORIENTAL ORCHESTRA    Koroglu (oyun havasi) - 2:35    from the album Belly Dance Festival, no date given10. BUDDY SARKISSIAN PRESENTS RICHARD A. HAGOPIAN    Drumsalero - 3:21    from the album Kef Time Las Vegas, no date given11. FRED ELIAS ENSEMBLE WITH JOHN TATASSOPOULOS    Artistic Moods - 20:46    from the album Artistic Moods for Dance, no date given12. AHMED SHIBA & HIS ENSEMBLE    Zuruni (Visit Me) - 4:29    from the album Music For Belly-Dancing, 197313. MIKE BATT WITH THE LONDON PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA    Qualir At Night - 1:46    from the album Caravans Original Motion Picture Score, 197814. THE BIG EDDIE ADAMIS ORCHESTRA    El Mouled - 2:17    from the album Middle East Goes Modern, 1963

Radio Bastet - Vintage Belly Dance Music

We are back!  And keeping it real with archive show #73, featuring the likes of Esin Engin, The Seven Players, Omar Khorshid and so many more! Enjoy, won't we? 1.  ROMEO LAHOUD    Jabaliya - 4:19    from the album Green Eyes and Oriental Moods, 19752.  EDDIE "THE SHEIK" KOCHAK & HAKKI OBADIA WITH THEIR AMER-ABIC ORCHESTRA    Dance Ankara - 2:15    from the album Ameraba - Music With the New Amer-Abic Sound, no date given3.  THE SULTAN'S CARAVAN (featuring Gus Vali)    Zexra - 3:28    from the album Belly Dance to Great Navel Music, 1976    4.  YOUSSEF KASSAB WITH THE SALIM SARWEH ORCHESTRA    Semai al Aryan - 3:56    from the album Bedouin Belly Dance, 1977    5.  ESIN ENGIN & HIS ORCHESTRA    Misket - 2:39    from the album Modern Oyun Havalari - Exotic Oriental Belly-Dances Music, 1973    6.  DIMITRI & HIS ENSEMBLE    Oglan Oglan - 3:13    from the album Greece, no date given        7.  DJAMAL ASLAN CHORUS AND ORCHESTRA    Mahla Safak Ya Lebnan (Summer in Lebanon) - 3:03    from the album Lebanon - Her Heart, Her Sounds, 1959            8.  UNCREDITED ARTISTS    Raksett El Badoo (The Sahara Dance) - 2:47    from the album Nights of the Orient, no date given    9.  THE KAYA ORCHESTRA    Salon Chiftetelli - 4:54    from the album Juliana Presents Belly Dance Music for the Connoisseur, 197710. IBRAHIM FARRAH (archivist)    Drum Solos (by Tempo): Balady * Maksoun * Masmoudi Sagheer * Masmoudi Kabeer * Darag * Sima'ee * Tawasheeh - 11:10    from the album Music of the Qaria - Authentic "Balady" Dances and Rhythms, 197611. THE SEVEN PLAYERS    Sahara Sunrise - 2:37    from the album West Digs East - Dig?, 196612. OMAR KHORSHID & HIS MAGIC GUITAR    Raksat El Kheyl - 3:21    from the album Belly Dance with Omar Khorshid & His Magic Guitar Volume 2, 197413. GREGORY & HIS ENSEMBLE    Canarini (Syrto) - 3:39    from the album Favorite Greek Dances, no date given14. OMAR BEN JILALI    A Layla Sari Ainik (A Girl Looks Around) - 5:38    from the album Night in the Casbah, no date given 15. ELIAS & ZIAD RAHBANI    Zeina's Dance (Raksat Zeina) - 3:29    from the album Belly Dance Fever, 197916. OZEL TURKBAS    Ali Baba (Karshilema) (vocal by Ozel) - 2:44    from the album Dance Into Your Sultan's Heart, no date given

Radio Bastet - Vintage Belly Dance Music

It's archive show #69 gainin' on ya, featuring the splendiferous sounds of John Berberian, Bert Balladine, Raja, Georges Yazbek, and more besides! Don't say I didn't warn ya... 1.  GEORGES YAZBEK    Folklore Baladi Rakess    from the album Oud & Rhythms, 19802.  UNCREDITED ARTISTS    Aneva sto trapezi mou    from the album Karsilamades and Tsiftetelia Dances No. 6, 19813.  OMAR KHORSHID & HIS MAGIC GUITAR    Enta Oumri    from the album Tribute to Oum Koulsoum, 1989    4.  JOHN BERBERIAN    Hale    from the album The Dance Album, 1978    5.  SAFET GIOUNDEGIER    Niavende Tsifteteli    from the album O Ilios Tis Anatolis (Turkish Belly Dance), 1973    6.  GEORGE ABDO & HIS "FLAMES OF ARABY" ORCHESTRA    Imm El Manadili (The Lady of the Veils)    from the album George Abdo Live at the Averof, no date given        7.  ELIAS & ZIAD RAHBANI    Bright Lights (Ya Mahla Nourha)    from the album Belly Dance Fever, 1979            8.  GUS VALI & HIS ORCHESTRA    Bird    from the album The Greek Way, 1961    9.  BERT BALLADINE (MARY ELLEN DONALD, CHIEF MUSICIAN)    Treasures    from the album Encore! Bert's Baladi, 197910. YOUSSEF KASSAB WITH THE SALIM SARWEH ORCHESTRA    Dakhlak Ya Tair Ali     from the album Bedouin Belly Dance, 197711. EDDIE MEKJIAN & THE HYE ECHOES ORCHESTRA    Ekhdiartza    from the album Tamzara from Mekjian, 1966 12. THE ABDUL HASSAN ORCHESTRA    Ode to Yonina     from the album Arabian Affair, 197813. ERKIN KORAY    Saskin    from the CD Hava Narghile: Turkish Rock Music 1966 to 1975, 2001    (originally released as a 45 rpm single, 1974)    14. HASSAN ABU SEOUD & HIS ORCHESTRA    Music for Zeinat    from the album Belly Dances from the Middle-East Volume 2, 197515. RAJA    A Drummer and a Dancer    from the album Dance Illusion, 1984

Radio Bastet - Vintage Belly Dance Music

Awww, yeah - here comes archive show #61, probably my favorite show so far!  Yes, Radio Bastet meets Mr. Smooth - and they really hit it off!  In case you didn't know, Mr. Smooth is my husband Byron.  On The Mr. Smooth Show, he presents the best of the space age bachelor pad music of the 1950's and 60's.  There are many points at which exotica and Middle East intersect, and on this joint program he and I explore some of those crossroads.  It was a blast to do (unfortunately we lost our final voice-over closing track!), and we plan on doing at least one more show together!  In the meantime, raise a glass of your favorite potent potable and shimmy 'round the bachelor pad! 1.  FRANK CHACKSFIELD & HIS ORCHESTRA     Caravan - 2:40     from the album In The Mystic East, 1957 2.  EDDIE "THE SHEIK" KOCHAK & HAKKI OBADIA WITH THEIR AMER-ABIC ORCHESTRA     Jazz in Port Said - 3:24     from the album Ameraba - Music With The New Amer-Abic Sound, 1962 3.  THE MARKKO POLO ADVENTURERS     The Girl Friend of a Whirling Dervish - 2:26     from the album Orienta, 1959     4.  GUS VALI & HIS ORCHESTRA     Charade - 2:18     from the album Motion Picture Music For Belly Dancers, 1965     5.  EARTHA KITT WITH HENRI RENE & HIS ORCHESTRA     Uska Dara - A Turkish Tale - 3:09     from the album That Bad Eartha, 1956     6.  EDDIE LAYTON AT THE HAMMOND ORGAN     Caravan - 2:53     from the album Caravan, 1956         7.  ARTIE BARSAMIAN & HIS ORCHESTRA     Nene Aman - 3:02     from the album More Belly Dance - Music of the Middle East, 1963             8.  JERRY FIELDING & HIS ORCHESTRA     The Uplifted Veil of a Downhearted Frail - 2:39     from the album Near East Brass...West Coast Style, 1967     9.  IRV COTTLER     Arab Dance - 3:41     from the album Around the World in Percussion, 1961 10. ENOCH LIGHT & HIS ORCHESTRA     Istanbul - 2:00     from the album Far Away Places Volume 2, 1963 11. THE SHEIK'S MEN     Caravan - 3:12     from the album The Belly Dancer, 1961 12. SONNY LESTER & HIS ORCHESTRA     Mocha Jazz - 1:55     from the album After Hours Middle East, 1963 13. SONNY LESTER - HIS ORCHESTRA & CHORUS     Boom Boom - 2:34     from the album Little Egypt Presents: How To Belly Dance For Your Husband, 1968    14. SONNY LESTER & HIS ORCHESTRA     Rebecca from Mecca - 2:41     from the album After Hours Middle East, 1963 15. SONNY LESTER - HIS ORCHESTRA & CHORUS     Queens Night Out - 2:26     from the album Little Egypt Presents: How To Belly Dance For Your Husband, 1968    16. THE VENTURES     Caravan - 2:08     from the album Walk Don't Run, 1960 17. HORST WENDE & HIS ORCHESTRA     My Beautiful Beloved (Ah Ya Zein) - 3:03     from the album Oriental Caravan - Exotic Melodies of the Middle East, 1957     18. THE THREE SUNS     In a Persian Market - 3:11     from the album High Fi and Wide, 1956     19. MOHAMMED EL-BAKKAR & HIS ORIENTAL ENSEMBLE     Cha Cha Pharonic (Cha Cha of the Pharoah) - 3:16     from the album The Magic Carpet: Music of the Middle East Vol. 4, 1958     20. LES BAXTER & HIS ORCHESTRA     A Night with Cleopatra - 4:42     from the album The Primitive And The Passionate, 1961 21. THE JOHN BUZON TRIO     Caravan - 2:37     from the album Inferno!, 1959 22. THE BIG EDDIE ADAMIS ORCHESTRA     Baladi Ya Baladi - 1:52     from the album Middle East Goes Modern, 1963 23. ELIAS & ZIAD RAHBANI     Nadia's Dance (La Danse de Nadia) - 3:18     from the album Belly Dance Fever, 1979     (*Marisa's note: During the break I identify the subtitle of this tune as "Raksat Hobb"; D'OH, wrong tune!) 24. SHAY TORRENT ON THE MIGHTY WURLITZER     Danse Orientale - 2:03     from the album Organ Melodies In Hi-Fi, 1956 25. ESQUIVEL & HIS ORCHESTRA     Scheherezade - 3:54     from the album Strings Aflame, 1959

Radio Bastet - Vintage Belly Dance Music

Presenting archive program #58, featuring the Rahbani Bros., the Sultans, and the Abdul Hassan Orchestra serving up some "Disco Arab"!  I had forgotten how great this program is - enjoy! 1. ELIAS & ZIAD RAHBANI Bedouin Nights (Raksat Al Badou) from the album Belly Dance Fever, 1979 2. ESIN ENGIN & HIS ORCHESTRA Fidayda from the album Modern Oyun Havalari - Exotic Oriental Belly-Dances Music, 1973 3. RON GOODWIN & HIS ORCHESTRA Arab Feast from the album Music For an Arabian Night, 1959 4. KARIZMA Exercise Fifteen: Butterfly Wings/Exercise Sixteen: Llama Walk from the album Karizma Teaches Belly Dancing, 1976 5. OMAR KHORSHID & HIS MAGIC GUITAR Oua Marat Al Ayam from the album Tribute to Oum Koulsoum, 1989 6. GREGORY & HIS ENSEMBLE Kalamatiano #1 from the album Favorite Greek Dances, no date given 7. THE SUKRU TUNAR ORCHESTRA Cargah Oyun Havasi (Chargah Dance Music) from the album Music of the Harems, no date given 8. THE ABDUL HASSAN ORCHESTRA Disco Arab from the album Arabian Affair, 1978 9. SOUBHI (EDDIE "THE SHEIK") KOCHAK & HAKKI OBADIA ENSEMBLE Ya Ghezayil (Rites Before the East) from the album Middle East Music - Moods of the Casbah, 1965 10. MIKE SARKISSIAN & HIS CAFE BAGDAD ENSEMBLE Arapina from the album Grecian Holiday, 1958 11. THE SULTANS Dance Oriental Routine from the album The Sultans Middle Eastern Band Volume 2: String Wind and Percussion, 1982 12. NAGAH SALAMAR Ya Raitni Ma Hawitez (Part 1) from the album Cairo! The Music of Modern Egypt, no date given 13. OZEL TURKBAS The Dance in the Garden (Ararim) from the album Dance Into Your Sultan's Heart, no date given 14. AHMED FOUAD HASSAN & THE AL-FIRQA AL-MASIYYA ORCHESTRA (UNCREDITED) Samba from the album Dance of the Hareem, 1965 15. SAMI JOURDAK A-La-Dal-Ouna from the album Sami Jourdak Plays Music For Belly Dancers, no date given

Radio Bastet - Vintage Belly Dance Music

It's archive show #53, with Eddie Mekjian, Claude Ciari, Jimmy Linardos, and more vintage belly dance goodness! Enjoy! 1. OMAR KHORSHID & HIS MAGIC GUITAR Warakat Ya Nassib from the album Belly Dance with Omar Khorshid & His Magic Guitar Volume 2, 1974 (*Marisa's note: This one sounds like the theme to a "falafel Western"...) 2. ARTIE BARSAMIAN & HIS ORCHESTRA Yaree Yerk from the album Belly Dance Au Go-Go: Music of the Middle East, no date given 3. GEORGE ABDO & HIS "FLAMES OF ARABY" ORCHESTRA Raks Siretzi (Come Back, My Love) from the album The Art of Belly Dancing, 1973 4. JIMMY LINARDOS & HIS NEAR-EAST GROUP Ahlomah (A girl's name) from the album Recorded Live at Cafe Tel Aviv, 1968 5. UNCREDITED ARTISTS Sourta ferta from the album Karsilamades and Tsiftetelia Dances No. 6, 1981 6. SONNY LESTER & HIS ORCHESTRA Song of India from the album Little Egypt Presents: MORE How To Belly Dance For Your Husband, no date given 7. CLAUDE CIARI Hommage a Fairuz from the album Habbeytak Bessayf, 1974 8. MARKO MELKON & HIS INTERNATIONAL ORIENTAL ORCHESTRA Eam Cheanar Yareh (Armenian Shurtz Bar) from the album Hi-Fi Adventure In Asia Minor, no date given 9. AISHA ALI (ARCHIVIST) Raqs El Ghawazee: Abu Zaria arghool and mizmar folk orchestra from the album Music of the Ghawazee, 1973 10. SAMI NOSSAIR ET. AL. Egyptian Belly Dancing Music (side 2) from the album Sunset By The Pyramids - Egyptian Belly Dancing Music, no date given 11. JUAN PENA LEBRIJANO & ORQUESTA ANDALUSI DE TANGER Pensamientos (Thoughts, ideas) from the album Encuentros, 1985 12. DJAMAL ASLAN CHORUS & ORCHESTRA Rakseet El Sabaya (Dance of the Maidens) from the album Lebanon - Her Heart, Her Sounds, no date given 13. EDDIE MEKJIAN & ENSEMBLE Indim Yarin from the album Belly Dance Music From the Middle East Vol. 1, no date given 14. GEORGE MICHEL ET. AL. Enchantment in C minor (Seerori - Oud) from the album "Takseem" ("Improvisation") - Authentic Instrumental Music by the Most Famous Arab Artists, 1967 15. JOHN BERBERIAN Yeregoyan Bar from the album The Dance Album, no date given 16. ELIAS & ZIAD RAHBANI The Beautiful One (El Heloua Di) from the album Belly Dance Fever, 1979

Radio Bastet - Vintage Belly Dance Music

Yes, prepare yourself for archive show #49, featuring John Berberian, the Sultans, Ramal Lamaar, and lots more besides! (and yes, I am studiously avoiding making any comment about our album cover...)1.  ELIAS & ZIAD RAHBANI    The Welcome Salute (Dabket Al Mahatta) - 2:42    from the album Belly Dance Fever, 19792.  BUDDY SARKISSIAN, RICHARD A. HAGOPIAN ET. AL.    Husenigin Sazera Medley - 4:10    from the album Kef Time Fresno, no date given3.  CLAUDE CIARI    Raksat Al Badou - 2:34    from the album Habbeytak Bessayf, 1974    4.  RAMAL LAMARR    Wand Dance of the Scarlet Sorceress - 2:01    from the album Omens, Oracles & Mysticisms of Dance, 1983    5.  TOPKAPI ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUND TRACK    Belly Dance - 2:40    from the album Topkapi - Original Motion Picture Sound Track (music by Manos Hadjidakis), 1964    6.  JOHN BERBERIAN    Karnan Mekhag - 4:38    from the album The Dance Album, 1978        7.  HESSEIN FADEL ET. AL.    Takseem in G (Bayat - Nye) - 1:41    from the album Takseem (Improvisation) - Authentic Instrumental Music by the Most Famous Arab Artists, 1967        8.  THE SEVEN PLAYERS    Asia Minor - 3:01    from the album West Digs East - Dig?, 1966    9.  GEORGE ABDO & HIS "FLAMES OF ARABY" ORCHESTRA    Raks El Malek (Dance for the King) - 5:17    from the album The Magic of Belly Dancing, 197910. THE SULTANS    Complete Routine: Zennube/Taksim (Ney)/Egyptian Beledy (Zurna)/Drum Solo/Helvaci - 12:14    from the album The Ethno-Cabaret Album Volume 3, 198511. MOHAMMED EL-BAKKAR & HIS ORIENTAL ENSEMBLE    Ya Hwaydali - 3:03    from the album Music of the African Arab: Music of the Middle East Vol. 3, 195812. UNCREDITED ARTISTS (possibly PANOS GAVALAS)    Kathe stagona dakri - 2:50    from the album Karsilamades and Tsiftetelia Dances No. 6, 198113. THE DERBECKI ENSEMBLE    Ya Ballady (My Country) - 4:58    from the album Sahra, no date given14. JIMMY LINARDOS & HIS NEAR-EAST GROUP    Farfilou (Dance-song) - 4:26    from the album Recorded Live at Cafe Tel Aviv, 196815. HASSAN ABU SEOUD & HIS ORCHESTRA    Laylat Hob - 6:52    from the album Belly Dances from the Middle-East, 1974

Body and Soul
Sandra Catena: Body and Soul podcast

Body and Soul

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2008 14:09


Here’s my conversation with Sandra Catena, popular belly dance instructor and performer, personal trainer and author of “The African Belly Dance”–the first murder mystery to feature a belly dancer as its protagonist. BOOK FACTS “The African Belly Dance” is a murder mystery featuring Santina Cole, a first generation Italian-American from Newark, New Jersey. Santina was raised in a blue-collar family with deep Catholic roots and much to the chagrin of her family, becomes a belly dancer. Santina is a feisty, funny, red hot woman from the hood who finds herself in the middle of trouble. While performing in West Africa at a Lebanese nightclub, a murder occurs. Santina is in the thick of it and helps find the killer. Get on this magic carpet ride that takes the reader from Newark, New Jersey to Manhattan to West Africa! BIO Sandra Catena has performed in Europe, West Africa, Canada and the United States. She has also performed on national television shows such as MTV, The Joy Brown Show and WB11 News. Since 1980, Sandra has performed in New York's Oriental nightclubs, theaters and colleges. Sandra starred in a 14-week run of "A Belly Dancer's Story" (10/96-2/97) in New York City. "A Belly Dancer's Story" was written, choreographed and performed by Sandra. She also produced and choreographed the following shows in theaters in New York: "A Night of Middle Eastern Dance" (6/01&02/00); "A Belly Dance Extravaganza" (11/18/00); "Belly Dance Nights" (01/07&14&21/01); "Arabian Nights" (06/03&04/01); "Holiday Exotica" (12/18/01); "Belly Dance Fever" (5/25/02); "Holiday Hafla" (12/15/02); "Oriental Dreams" (7/03/03); "A Belly Dancer’s Story" (3/14/04 and 6/15/04); and belly dance recitals at Lafayette Grill (6/12/05, 10/23/05, 3/23/06); “Modern Egyptian Rhythms” (12/3/06). Sandra Catena is a master teacher of Oriental dance. She teaches private and group classes regularly in New York City. Sandra also teaches at Shakti Yoga, The 14th Street Y and has taught at New York University, City University of New York, Sarah Lawrence College, The New Age Health Spa, The Hospital for Joint Diseases, The Seminar Center, The Discovery Center, Asphalt Green, Carmine Street Recreation Bureau, Broome Corner Studios, Rod Rodgers Dance Studios, Dance Theater Workshop, Joyous Life Energy Center, Five Points Fitness and Djoniba's Drum and Dance Center, all in New York. EVENT Wednesday, March 26 (6:30-8:30pm): Book signing party (with performance, reading and cash bar) at Boucarou, 64 East 1st Street, East Village, Manhattan LINKS Sandra Catena http://www.bigapplebellydance.org Boucarou Lounge http://www.boucaroulounge.com Body and Soul is the official podcast of InfiniteBody dance blog at http://infinitebody.blogspot.com. Subscribe through iTunes or at http://magickaleva.hipcast.com/rss/bodyandsoul.xml. (c)2008, Eva Yaa Asantewaa This material may not be reproduced in any way, either in part or in its entirety, without the expressed written permission of Eva Yaa Asantewaa.

Body and Soul
Sandra Catena: Body and Soul podcast

Body and Soul

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2008 14:09


Here’s my conversation with Sandra Catena, popular belly dance instructor and performer, personal trainer and author of “The African Belly Dance”–the first murder mystery to feature a belly dancer as its protagonist. BOOK FACTS “The African Belly Dance” is a murder mystery featuring Santina Cole, a first generation Italian-American from Newark, New Jersey. Santina was raised in a blue-collar family with deep Catholic roots and much to the chagrin of her family, becomes a belly dancer. Santina is a feisty, funny, red hot woman from the hood who finds herself in the middle of trouble. While performing in West Africa at a Lebanese nightclub, a murder occurs. Santina is in the thick of it and helps find the killer. Get on this magic carpet ride that takes the reader from Newark, New Jersey to Manhattan to West Africa! BIO Sandra Catena has performed in Europe, West Africa, Canada and the United States. She has also performed on national television shows such as MTV, The Joy Brown Show and WB11 News. Since 1980, Sandra has performed in New York's Oriental nightclubs, theaters and colleges. Sandra starred in a 14-week run of "A Belly Dancer's Story" (10/96-2/97) in New York City. "A Belly Dancer's Story" was written, choreographed and performed by Sandra. She also produced and choreographed the following shows in theaters in New York: "A Night of Middle Eastern Dance" (6/01&02/00); "A Belly Dance Extravaganza" (11/18/00); "Belly Dance Nights" (01/07&14&21/01); "Arabian Nights" (06/03&04/01); "Holiday Exotica" (12/18/01); "Belly Dance Fever" (5/25/02); "Holiday Hafla" (12/15/02); "Oriental Dreams" (7/03/03); "A Belly Dancer’s Story" (3/14/04 and 6/15/04); and belly dance recitals at Lafayette Grill (6/12/05, 10/23/05, 3/23/06); “Modern Egyptian Rhythms” (12/3/06). Sandra Catena is a master teacher of Oriental dance. She teaches private and group classes regularly in New York City. Sandra also teaches at Shakti Yoga, The 14th Street Y and has taught at New York University, City University of New York, Sarah Lawrence College, The New Age Health Spa, The Hospital for Joint Diseases, The Seminar Center, The Discovery Center, Asphalt Green, Carmine Street Recreation Bureau, Broome Corner Studios, Rod Rodgers Dance Studios, Dance Theater Workshop, Joyous Life Energy Center, Five Points Fitness and Djoniba's Drum and Dance Center, all in New York. EVENT Wednesday, March 26 (6:30-8:30pm): Book signing party (with performance, reading and cash bar) at Boucarou, 64 East 1st Street, East Village, Manhattan LINKS Sandra Catena http://www.bigapplebellydance.org Boucarou Lounge http://www.boucaroulounge.com Body and Soul is the official podcast of InfiniteBody dance blog at http://infinitebody.blogspot.com. Subscribe through iTunes or at http://magickaleva.hipcast.com/rss/bodyandsoul.xml. (c)2008, Eva Yaa Asantewaa This material may not be reproduced in any way, either in part or in its entirety, without the expressed written permission of Eva Yaa Asantewaa.