Rakkasah - Middle Eastern Folk Festival and Fantasy Bazaar

The Bands Rakkasah West 2012

Main Stage	Cabaret Stage
Fri 7pm Pangia, Pat Olson, Mt. Shasta, CA	Fri 9:35 Mediterrian Raqs Band, Saqra, Kent, WA

Sat 1:16 Al'Azifoon Yosifah Rose, Martimez, CA	Sat 2 PM Mediterrian Raqs Band, Saqra, Kent, WA
Sat 3:16 Vince & Coralee, Fairfax, CA	Sat 4pm
Sat 5:16 gia, Pat Olson, Mt. Shasta, CA	Sat 6pm Flowers of the Nile, Sacramento, CA
Sat 7:16 Mediterrian Raqs Band, Saqra, Kent, WA

Sun 1:16 Pangia, Pat Olson, Mt Shasta, CA	Sun 2pm Al'Azifoon, Yosifah, Martinez, CA
Sun 3:16 Mary Ellen Donald & Company, Oakland, CA	Sun 4pm Vince & Coralee, Fairfax, CA
Sun 5:16 Flowers of the Nile, Sacramento, CA

Pangia
Pangia plays exciting and dynamic arrangements of Egyptian, Armenian, Greek, Lebanese, Turkish and Persian dance classics as well as a varying array of original compositions. Very popular with Belly Dancers and Musicians alike. Pangia's music is sold world wide and they have 6 cd's/& MP3s available Be on the look out for more from this diverse and popular band.
Band Members: Pat Olson - Oud, Denise Mannion - Keyboard, Carmine T. Guida - Doumbek
Email: pangiaraks@yahoo.com Web: www.PangiaRaks.com Phone: 530-938-2503

Mediterranian Raqsband
The Mediterranean RaqsBand formed 2003 to work towards providing dancers with dancer-friendly live music they WANT to dance to! Directed by internationally known dancer, Saqra (Seattle, WA), RaqsBand features classic dance music specifically for bellydance. Modern and classic Egyptian, Greek, Turkish, Armenian, Persian all are represented in this exotic mix. RaqsBand is founded in the belief that the dancer comes first. The band includes Saqra (Oriental quarter tone keyboard, harmonium, keyboard dulcimer, and vocals); David Metz on power dumbek and general percussion and Jeff Raybuck on Mizmar, Tar, Riq and the mighty cowbell and has 3 recordings available and one more on the way!
Email: saqra@saqra.net Web: www.raqsband.com Phone: 253-813-8580