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Jezibell is a Middle Eastern dancer and Wiccan High Priestess. She is also a writer, teacher, actress, drummer, singer, and songwriter. myspace.com/...
Jezibell is a Middle Eastern dancer and Wiccan High Priestess. She is also a writer, teacher, actress, drummer, singer, and songwriter. myspace.com/jezibellanat www.joeandjezibell.net This is a classic cabaret bellydance with a mix of fast and slow tempos. The music is Ya Mustafa, a Middle Eastern party song, which became an international hit in 1960 and has been covered by many Middle Eastern artists. One of the first songs with lyrics in both French and Arabic, Ya Mustafa is still popular today because of its upbeat tempo and catchy melody. This version is by George Abdo, a band leader, singer and musical arranger who was one of the first to make Middle Eastern music and dance accessible to an American audience in the 1960's and 70's. Jezibell's routine begins with the song, and a lively dance with zils (finger cymbals) featuring travel steps and dynamic hipwork, slows down to the distinctive cifte telli rhythm for slower, more sensual moves including tray balancing, speeds up to a dramatic drum solo, then ends with a reprise of the song. For more on the song, http://www.gildedserpent.com/art32/messiounMustafa.htm
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Oct 29, 2007
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