
Tasha Banat, Zakia Hamwee
and
The Near East Arts Alliance
are proud to present
Desert Fire 2008
Belly Dance
Competitions, Workshops & Gala Show
January 18th - 20th
El Paso, TX
with special guests
Susu Pampanin & TerriAnne Gutierrez

Susu Pampanin,
She has explored and studied all types of percussion instruments and styles of music, and her incredible talent is especially evident in her work in Middle Eastern drumming. Susu is well known for her virtuosity in Arabic drumming and is one of the few female Middle Eastern drummers highly respected by the Arabic professional music community. Susu performs regularly in the Arabic clubs of San Francisco Bay Area and has toured extensively throughout the United States playing with Middle Eastern musicians. She has performed with the world famous drummer Hossam Ramzy.She has played and recorded with over a dozen albums including Light Rain, Wild Mango, Keith Terry and Crosspulse, Stellamara, Jazayer, BlueNile, Vince Delgado Quintet, Susu and the Cairo Cats, and most recently, Holly Near. She also has a solo drum CD, Hands of Time.
And
Terri Ann Gutierrez
TerriAnne is one of the San Francisco Bay Area's most well-known and sought after performers and teachers.
She specializes in Modern Egyptian and American Cabaret, with stylistic influences from some of the forerunners of Egyptian Dance, including the great classic performers Samia Gamal and Tahia Karioca.
For information contact
Zakia Hamwee
915-845-1619 or 915-474-2739
rabbitfire@sbcglobal.net
www.freewebs.com/zakiahamwee
or
Tasha Banat
505-299-7000
tashadance@aol.com
www.tashabanat.com
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