Upcoming Events at Serpentine Dance Studios
Description
Reda is also known as a master tabla (darbouka) instructor, rhythm guru and belly dance drummer. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to study with one of the greats!
Event Details
Washington DC Welcomes REDA HENKESH in his first USA workshop!
Watch out, it’s impossible to sit still at a Reda Henkesh concert! Audiences have even been seen twerking in their seats. Not surprising, since this master percussionist has spent over 45 years playing with and for Cairo’s best; Nagwa Fouad, Shoo Shoo Amin, Mona as-Said, Wadia al-Safi, Ahmed Adawia, Hany Shaker and Mohamed al-Helou are only a few. The 5th son of Cairo’s Golden Era band sensation Reyes Henkesh, he followed his father into the music profession - at age six - as did his older brothers Sayed, the legendary Khamis and Ramadan. And with Khamis’s recent passing, Reda is now considered his brother’s percussive heir.
SCHEDULE
Friday 26 July:
7:30 - 9:30 pm - Champagne Welcome Reception, Discussion and Demonstration - Cairo’s Drummers $20.00
Saturday 27 July:
11:00 - 1:30 pm - Rhythms Every Belly Dancer Should Know $80.00
Most belly dancers are familiar with “The 3 M’s” - maqsoum, masmoudi and malfouf. But do you know any others, like sama3i, bambi, zorofat, sinbati, wahda or fellahi? You will after this class! Specialty beats show up in Middle Eastern music like dew in the morning, embellishing the landscape, from classic Om Kalthoum masterpieces to modern mergence. Enrich your dance vocabulary, and avoid being caught off-guard by rhythms you’ve never heard.
Lunch
2:30 - 5:00 pm - Percussion Class $80.00
Are you curious about Egyptian sagat technique, or ever been to a drum circle and didn’t know how to participate? Or wanted to play for your troupe to add a live element to your performances, but didn’t know where to begin? Reda will teach the basics of Egyptian finger cymbals and hand drums. Bring instruments if you have them!
Dinner
8:00 - 10:30 PM Hafla and Drum Jam - $20.00
Perform with Reda and other drummers in a low key show. Performance slots only available to workshop participants.
Sunday 28 July, 2019:
10:30 - 1:00 - Drum Solo Basics $80.00
In this workshop, Reda will teach the basic structure of a drum solo and many of the common “riffs,” or patterns, drummers string together. In addition, he will break down how to transition from one riff to the next and the principle of organized repetition on
Watch out, it’s impossible to sit still at a Reda Henkesh concert! Audiences have even been seen twerking in their seats. Not surprising, since this master percussionist has spent over 45 years playing with and for Cairo’s best; Nagwa Fouad, Shoo Shoo Amin, Mona as-Said, Wadia al-Safi, Ahmed Adawia, Hany Shaker and Mohamed al-Helou are only a few. The 5th son of Cairo’s Golden Era band sensation Reyes Henkesh, he followed his father into the music profession - at age six - as did his older brothers Sayed, the legendary Khamis and Ramadan. And with Khamis’s recent passing, Reda is now considered his brother’s percussive heir.
SCHEDULE
Friday 26 July:
7:30 - 9:30 pm - Champagne Welcome Reception, Discussion and Demonstration - Cairo’s Drummers $20.00
Saturday 27 July:
11:00 - 1:30 pm - Rhythms Every Belly Dancer Should Know $80.00
Most belly dancers are familiar with “The 3 M’s” - maqsoum, masmoudi and malfouf. But do you know any others, like sama3i, bambi, zorofat, sinbati, wahda or fellahi? You will after this class! Specialty beats show up in Middle Eastern music like dew in the morning, embellishing the landscape, from classic Om Kalthoum masterpieces to modern mergence. Enrich your dance vocabulary, and avoid being caught off-guard by rhythms you’ve never heard.
Lunch
2:30 - 5:00 pm - Percussion Class $80.00
Are you curious about Egyptian sagat technique, or ever been to a drum circle and didn’t know how to participate? Or wanted to play for your troupe to add a live element to your performances, but didn’t know where to begin? Reda will teach the basics of Egyptian finger cymbals and hand drums. Bring instruments if you have them!
Dinner
8:00 - 10:30 PM Hafla and Drum Jam - $20.00
Perform with Reda and other drummers in a low key show. Performance slots only available to workshop participants.
Sunday 28 July, 2019:
10:30 - 1:00 - Drum Solo Basics $80.00
In this workshop, Reda will teach the basic structure of a drum solo and many of the common “riffs,” or patterns, drummers string together. In addition, he will break down how to transition from one riff to the next and the principle of organized repetition on
