NEWS & PHOTOS
OCTOBER 2007 • October 13th was a busy Saturday, with a morning performance at Longview's annual Multicultural Festival, and an evening gig in Fort Worth.
Brian on oud, with SoHobna at the Multicultural Festival in Longview
Brian performs with SoHobna in Fort Worth
An after-show dinner at BYBLOS is a tradition—
Brian entertains on the bouzouki!
SEPTEMBER 2007 • Harvest Moon Belly Dance Studio celebrated its move to Longview with an Open House on September 8th.
Brian on bouzouki with the SoHobna drummers
Harvest Moon owner Damiana plays the zils,
with accompaniment from J.D. and Brian
Dancers take to the floor during an informal jam
Brian trades in his oud for an Indian naal drum
JUNE 2007 • On June 30th, I performed at The Spirit of Dance, Harvest Moon Belly Dance Studio's annual show, as an oud solist, and as part of the group SoHobna. For photos of the dancers' performances, click here.
On stage at the Spirit of Dance
On June 16th, I performed with SoHobna in Fort Worth at Crescent Moon Belly Dance Studio's Spiritfest show. Lighting conditions kept our stage photos from turning out well, but here's a shot of me jamming backstage with Lake and J.D., two of SoHobna's drummers.
Backstage jam in Fort Worth
After the performance, we enjoyed a late night supper at Byblos, a Lebanese restaurant and Hookah Lounge just down the street from the Rose Marine Theater.
MAY 2007 • The American Heart Association's Heart Ball benefit marked my first performance as a guest artist with the Harvest Moon Belly Dance troupe and their live drummers. As you may guess from the photos, the theme for the event was "A Night In Casablanca."
Brian strums his oud as "Casablanca" plays on the screen overhead
The guys from Shinebox come over to check out the oud
Brian on oud and Lake on the doumbek
Ricky on djembe, Brian on oud and Lake on doumbek
