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Posted on March 25, 2013December 3, 2015

In Love With Music

Recently, I've been thinking a lot about music, and how we relate to it emotionally. Since becoming a bellydancer, I've gradually begun to listen to more and more Arabic music, until it has become almost the only thing I ever listen to. I love the complex rhythms, the melodies that can soar majestically before diving …

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TICKETS NOW ON SALE for our Turkish weekend with @tevecbellydance , 25-26 April 2026 in Manchester UK 💃🇹🇷 A couple of photos with my shamadan, from "One Night in Old Cairo", November 2025 The music here is the beginning of "Bent El Amir" by Ahmed Adaweya, from the album "Sahra Fe Beit Adaweya" and I'm currently kind of obsessed with this song
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