RAKKASAH MIDDLE EASTERN DANCE & MUSIC FESTIVAL 2006 WEST

RAKKASAHTM WEST 2006 Festival Schedule, Fees and General Info

  26th Annual RAKKASAHTM Festival Dates
Friday, March 24 7pm to 11pm $12.00
Saturday, March 25 11am to 11pm $15.00
Sunday, March 26 11am to 8pm $15.00
Senior Citizens and Children - Fri nite $6    Sat. & Sun. $8

NEW FOR 2006
PERFORMANCES IN THE CABARET & AUDITORIUM STAGE
ON FRIDAY, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY
SEE SCHEDULES BELOW

PERFORMANCES FOR FRIDAY, MARCH 24, 2006 CABARET STAGE

ONLY THE OFFICIAL VIDEOGRAPHERS ARE ALLOWED TO VIDEO AT RAKKASAH FESTIVALS

7:30 Ayesha's Oasis Dance Company, Medford, OR
7:46  Noor Belly Dance, San Francisco, CA
7:54  Maria, Boulder, CO
8:02  Origin, Sarah Adams, Chico, CA
8:18 Joanne, Laramie, WY
8:26  Jahmra & Kamilla, Campbell & Santa Clara, CA
8:34 Hizz Al Banat, Kamseen, Martinez, CA
8:42 Alnisa's Dancers, Petaluma, CA
8:58 Time to Catch Up...
9:00  OohLaLa, Shabnam, Oakland, CA
9:16  Sandra's Student Troupe, Mt. View, CA
9:32 Desert Wind Dancers, Yasmin, Turlock, CA
9:48 Katerina, Salt Lake City, UT
9:56 Time to Catch Up...
10:00  Rock Rose Tribal, Point Arena, CA
10:16  Ahava, Pleasanton, CA
10:24  Narantuya, San Jose, CA
10:32  CLOSE OF STAGE --- SHOW CONTINUES ON THE MAIN STAGE

FRIDAY, MARCH 24, 2006 MAIN STAGE

LIVE MUSIC SCHEDULE
7:00 Pangia, Pat Olson, Mt. Shasta, CA
9:16  Sahara Sands Band, Joe Lewis, Sacramento, CA
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7:00 RAKKASAH 2006 WEST BEGINS WITH THE LIVE MUSIC OF
PANGIA, PAT OLSON, MT SHASTA, CA    RAKKASAH TEACHER
7:24 Katherine Granado, Antioch, CA
7:32  Aleta, Takoma Park, MD
7:40 Tahira of Los Angeles, CA
7:48  Christina Sophia, Sebastopol, CA
7:56  Time to Catch Up..
8:00 Unmata, Amy Sigil, Sacramento, CA
8:16  Lisa, Milford, NJ
8:24 Ghawazee, Alexandria, Berkeley, CA
8:32 Katharina, Zurich, Switzerland
8:40  Masala, Ft. Mohave, AZ
8:48  Leila Haddad, Paris, France   RAKKASAH TEACHER
8:59  Time to Catch Up...
9:00  Arabia's Diamonds, Dafne, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
9:16  SOUND CHECK FOR: Sahara Sands Band, Joe Lewis, Sacramento,  CA
9:26  Nour, North Highlands, CA
9:34  Troupe Al Ama, Nevada City, CA
9:42  Xanthia, Sacramento, CA
9:50  Jade, Elk Grove, CA
9:59  Time to Catch Up...
10:00  Jewels of the Nile, Linda Erland, Simi Valley, CA
10:16  Nicoliana, Los Angeles, CA
10:24  Red Lotus, Sandy Woo, San Francisco, CA
10:40  Sirens in Sanity, Benicia, CA
10:56  Sassa Rae, Austin, TX
11:00 CLOSE OF SHOW

SATURDAY, MARCH 25, 2006 CABARET STAGE
LIVE MUSIC SCHEDULE
2:56 Armando Mafufo & Paul Ohaneshian, Santa Cruz, CA
5:56 Mirage, Fresno, CA
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PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE FOR THE CABARET STAGE
12:00  Tempest, Sunnyvale, CA
12:08 Katia Sahar, Seattle, WA
12:16  Luna Helwa, Los Angeles, CA
12:24 Tribal Moon, Kathy Stahlman, San Jose, CA
12:32 Chellcy, Chicago, IL
12:40 Shayla Pharaohs Dancers, Sacramento, CA
12:56 Time to Catch Up...
1:00 Sandy, Pleasant Hill, CA
1:08 Mirayah Delamar, Makawao, HI
1:16 Ziba, Carmichael, CA
1:24 Raqs Habibi, Shakira, Portland, OR
1:32 Azar, Folsom, CA
1:40  Amira Alabina, Modesto, CA
1:48 Deborah, Burlingame, CA
1:56  Time to Catch Up...
2:00 Jewels of the Delta, Almaza, Tracy, CA
2:16 Ya Helewa! Amara, Los Angeles, CA
2:32 Basima & George, Renton, WA
2:40 Dalloua Dance Company, Mina, Sunnyvale, CA
2:56 SOUND CHECK FOR:  Armando Mafufo & Paul Ohaneshian,Santa Cruz, CA
3:16 Nadika, Ben Lomond, CA
3:24  Neshwa Ahlam, Menlo Park, CA
3:32 Sharifa, Walnut Creek, CA
3:40 Rasha, South San Francisco, CA
3:48 Zemira, Redwood City, CA
3:56 Time to Catch Up...
4:00 Christina & Jessie Loring, San Francisco, CA
4:08 Farasha, Las Vegas, NV
4:16 Rachel, Portland, OR
4:24 TC, Tempe, AZ
4:32 Eowyn, Santa Rosa, CA
4:40 Mo'Menein, Zephyra, Morgan Hill, CA
4:56 Time to Catch Up...
5:00 Nefer Tem, San Francisco, CA
5:16 Good Vibrations, Tatseena, San Leandro, CA
5:32 The Moon Goddess Dancers, Cinder, Folsom, CA
5:48 Una, San Jose, CA
5:56 SOUND CHECK FOR: Mirage, Fresno, CA
6:16 DaVid of Scandinavia, San Diego, CA
6:24 Mielle, San Ramon, CA
6:32 Delphina, Santa Clara, CA
6:40 Judy, San Jose, CA
6:48 Alia Thabit, West Burke, VT
6:56  Time to Catch Up..
7:00 Masumi Nenuphar, Tokyo, Japan
7:08 Zilly Girls & Zillettes, Ashera, Vallejo, CA
7:24 Amina Salah, Boulder, CO
7:32 Nijmeh, Una, Cuperino, CA
7:48 Eternal Gypsy, Sacramento, CA
7:56  Time to Catch Up..
8:00 Paloma, Sunnyvale, CA
8:08 Troupe Dhyanis, San Anselmo, CA
8:24 Tanjora Tribal Belly Dance, Lydia Fortner, Fresno, CA
8:40 Shanti, Penngrove, CA
8:48 Kassar, Somerset, NJ
8:56 Time to Catch Up...
9:00 Jewel of Opar, Alyne, San Jose, CA
9:16 Sierra Spiral Dancers, Nefhamah, Avery, CA
9:32 Troupe Satya, Tracy, Ukiah, CA
9:48 Erica, San Anonio, TX
9:56  Time to Catch Up..
10:00 Desert Dreams, Jannel, Felton, CA
10:16 Mara & The Mystiques, Anaheim, CA
10:32  CLOSE STAGE - SHOW CONTINUES IN THE AUDITORIUM
 

SATURDAY, MARCH 25, 2006 AUDITORIUM STAGE
LIVE MUSIC SCHEDULE
12:16 Tahneen, Marti Coyne, San Francisco, CA
2:16 Efendi, Scott Wilson, New York, NY
4:16  Helm, Mark & Ling Shen, Fairfax, CA
6:16  Raj Juma & Tarek Omar, Salt Lake City, UT
8:16  Desert Wind, Alan Bachman, Salt Lake City, UT
10:16  Flowers of the Nile, Phillip Gabriel & Cynthia Rutherford, Sacramento, CA
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PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE FOR MAIN STAGE
11:00 Jawahir, Emerald, Atascadero, CA
11:16 Nahlah & Troupe Ahlam, Reno, NV
11:32 Somos Tierristas, Rica, Santa Cruz, CA
11:48  Yumi Koyabu, Tokyo, Japan
11:56 Time To Catch Up..
12:00 Tribal Zills & Sag Olun, Yokohama, Japan
12:16  SOUND CHECK FOR: Tahneen, Marti Coyne, San Francisco, CA
12:26 Aliya, Gaithersburg, MD
12:34 Andrew Lee De La Vergne, Sacramento, CA
12:42 Parri, Santa Clara, CA
12:50 Shabnam, Oakland, CA
12:56  Time to Catch Up...
1:00  Natica's Poetic Dance Theater Company, Richmond, CA   RAKKASAH TEACHER
1:16  Alexandria, Berkeley, CA   RAKKASAH TEACHER
1:24  Michelle De Vine, Little York, NJ
1:32  Zoe Thygesen-DeVine, Little York, NJ
1:40 Banat El Hoggar, Aleka, Richmond, CA
1:52 Ana Banat, Alyssa & Nejma, Antioch & Richmond, CA
2:00 Willow & Sangha Dance Theater, Honolulu, HI
2:16  SOUND CHECK FOR: Efendi, Scott Wilson, New York, NY   RAKKASAH TEACHER
2:26  LeylaMary, New York, NY
2:34 Jenza, Canoga Park, CA
2:42 Zenaide, New York, NY
2:50 Nadia Behbehani, San Mateo, CA
2:58  Time to Catch Up...
3:00  Fatima's Cultural Studio Dancers, Carmichael, CA   RAKKASAH TEACHER
3:16  Zaina Hart, Vancouver, WA    RAKKASAH TEACHER
3:26  Ansuya Rathor, FL   RAKKASAH TEACHER
3:36  Angelika Nemeth & Ensemble, Los Angeles, CA    RAKKASAH TEACHER
3:52  Tara El Nur, Berlin, Germany
4:00  Troupe Kashar, Ashera, Vallejo, CA
4:16  SOUND CHECK FOR: Helm, Mark & Ling Shen Bell, Fairfax, CA  RAKKASAH TEACHERS
4:26  Hannah, Berkeley, CA
4:34 Fatchancebellydance, Carolena Nericcio, San Francisco, CA
4:50  Shekina An Noor, Vie Trisul, Italy
4:58  Time to Catch Up...
5:00  El Asaab, San Francisco, CA
5:16  Katiri, San Bruno, CA
5:24  Yosifah Rose, Concord, CA  RAKKASAH TEACHER
5:34  Saqra, Vancouver, WA    RAKKASAH TEACHER
5:44 Bal Anat, Jamilla & Suhaila Salimpour, Berkeley, CA    RAKKASAH TEACHERS
6:00 Lotus Niraja & The Niraja Dance Company, Balimore, MD
6:16  SOUND CHECK FOR: Raj Juma & Tarek Omar, Salt Lake City, UT
6:26 Naiya-Hayal, San Francisco, CA
6:34  Jameerah, San Jose, CA
6:42 TerriAnn, Petaluma, CA
6:50 Ireena Volovik, Reno, NV
6:58  Time to Catch Up...
7:00  Jewels of Isis, Anemone Ruder & Denise LeClair, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
7:16  Roxxanne, Hollywood, CA
7:24 Underbelly, Trisnasari, Melburn, Australia
7:32  Aki Haruna, Tokyo, Japan
7:40  Katia, Albuquerque, NM
7:48 Salena, Concord, CA
7:56 Time to Catch Up
8:00  Araba's Rubies, Dafne, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
8:16  SOUND CHECK FOR:Desert Wind, Alan Bachman, Salt Lake City, UT
8:26 Adira, San Jose, CA
8:34 Rose, Phoenix, AZ
8:42 Goddess Force, Sadiyah, San Leandro, CA
8:50 Tatseena, Dublin, CA
8:58 Time to Catch Up...
9:00 Rising Stars, Sherry Brier, Corte Madera, CA
9:16 Nuwayrah, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
9:24 Rajaa, Lielle, France
9:32 Noel, Tokyo, Japan
9:40 Masako Saito, Tokyo, Japan
9:48 Masmi Igarashi, Tokyo, Japan
9:56  Time to Catch Up...
10:00 Black Sheep Belly Dance, Kajira Djoumahn, Santa Rosa, CA
10:16  SOUND CHECK FOR:Flowers of the Nile, Phillip Gabriel and
Cynthia Rutherford, Sacramento, CA
10:26  Mychelle, Sacramento, CA
10:34 Amira Ariana, San Leandro, CA
10:42 Shayna, Newark, CA
10:50  Tanya Tanya, Peloponese, Greece
11:00 CLOSE OF SHOW - SEE YOU ALL IN THE MORNING!
 

SUNDAY, MARCH 26, 2006 CABARET STAGE
LIVE MUSIC SCHEDULE
1:56  Marikesh Express, Var Daghdevirian, Alta Loma, CA
4:56  Helm, Mark & Ling Shen Bell, Fairfax, CA
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PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE  CABARET STAGE
12:00 Tandemonium, Burbank, CA
12:08 Modern Gypsy, Detta, Redding, CA
12:24 Backwoods Belly Dance, Neshamah, Avery, CA
12:40 Arba, Darylin Linning, San Luis Obispo, CA
12:56 Time to Catch Up..
1:00 Raks Jenna, Elayna, Sunnyvale, CA
1:16  Roshan Dunyana, Paso Robles, CA
 1:24 New Moon Belly Dance, Malia, Half Moon Bay, CA
1:40 Troupe Bahiya, Rahana, Santa Monica, CA
1:48 Turkish Delights, Cesara, Sunnyvale, CA
1:56 SOUND CHECK FOR:  Marikesh Express, Var Daghdevirian, Alta Loma, CA
2:16 Hala, Santa Clara, CA
2:24 Gayle Wayne, Woodinville, WA
2:32  Cyriana, Alta Loma, CA
2:40 James Austen, Hercules, CA
2:48 Magenta, Lodi, CA
2:56 Time to Catch Up...
3:00 Black Opal Dance Company, Ava Fleming, Phoenix, AZ
3:16 Ava Fleming, Phoenix, AZ
3:24 Maya, Nanna Candalaria, Oakland, CA
3:40 Shazara, Boulder Creek, CA
3:48 Cris!  Santa Barbara, CA
3:56 Time to Catch Up...
4:00 Mystic Caravan, Gina Beck, Sacramento, CA
4:16 Les Gazelles, Dhyanis, San Anselmo, CA
4:32 Goddess 2 U, Saahira, Oroville, CA
4:48 Bemused, Alameda, CA
4:56  SOUND CHECK FOR:  Helm, Mark & Ling Shen Bell,Fairfax,  CA
5:16  Raks Terayz, Terry Del Giorno, Fairfax, CA
5:32 Khajulah, San Jose, CA
5:40 Sabiba, San Jose, CA
5:48 Daughters of Aphrodite, Belmont, CA
5:56 Time to Catch Up...
6:00  Alexandra Saalik, Sonoma, CA
6:08 Essence of Egypt Dance Company, Amira, Windsor, CA
6:24 Viktoriya, Ukraine
6:32 Tareefa, Tatseena, Livermore, CA
6:48 Basima, Highland, CA
6:56 Time to Catch Up...
7:00 Joweh, Terri Ann, Petaluma, CA
7:16 Hala Dance Troupe, Santa Clara, CA
7:32  STAGE CLOSES -- SHOW CONTINUES IN THE AUDITORIUM

SUNDAY, MARCH 26, 2006 AUDITORIUM STAGE
LIVE MUSIC SCHEDULE
12:16 Mirage, Fresno, CA
2:16 Pangia, Pat Olson, Mt. Shasta, CA
4:16  Mary Ellen Donald & Friends, Oakland, CA
6:16  Mediterranean RaqsBand, Saqra, Seattle, WA
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PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE FOR AUDITORIUM STAGE
11:00 Dancers of Amara, Lindsey Young, Paseo Robles, CA
11:16 Bibi & The Kashmir Dancers, Salinas, CA
11:24 Troupe Ala Nar, Sherry Brier, Corte Madera, CA
11:40 Dancers of Ahira, Nanette Young, Paso Robles, CA
11:56 Time to Catch Up...
12:00 Anja, Woodland Hills, CA
12:08  Perfumes of Araby, Anaheed, North Hills, CA
12:16  SOUND CHECK FOR:  Mirage, Fresno, CA
12:26  Amara, Los Angeles
12:34 Dawna, Phoenix, AZ
12:42 Hasani, Gig Harbor, WA
12:50 Saahira, Oroville, CA
12:58  TIME TO CATCH UP..
1:00  Raks Thalata & Company, Fatima Al Wahid, Carmichael, CA   RAKKASAH TEACHER
1:16 Malika, Pleasant Hill, CA
1:24 Aphrodite, Denver CO
1:32 Amaya, Cedar Crest, NM
1: 40 Ma' Shuqa Mira Murjan, Los Gatos, CA
1:48  Jim Boz, San Diego, CA  RAKKASAH TEACHER
1:59 Time to Catch Up..
2:00  Dancers of the Pharoahs, Shukriya, Pinole, CA    RAKKASAH TEACHER
2:16  SOUND CHECK FOR: Pangia, Pat Olson, Mt. Shasta, CA  RAKKASAH TEACHER
2:26  Troupe Mandala California, Denise Mannion, Mt. Shasta, CA
RAKKASAH TEACHER
2:42 Oberon, Portland, OR
2:50 Amara Ravanna & The Desert Dudes, Santa Rosa, CA
2:58 Time to Catch Up...
3:00 Dancers of the Desert, Aneena, Novato, CA   RAKKASAH TEACHER
3:20 Suzanna Del Vecchio, Denver, CO
3:30  Fahtiem, Rowland Heights, CA   RAKKASAH TEACHER
3:40  Naheda, Ludwiggstadt, Germany    RAKKASAH TEACHER
3:50 Leila Haddad, Tunisia & France   RAKKASAH TEACHER
4:00 Kaya & Sadie Present Groove Du Monde, Denver, CO  RAKKASAH TEACHERS
4:20  SOUND CHECK FOR:  Mary Ellen Donald & Friends, Oakland, CA
4:30  Reyna Alcala, New York, NY
4:38 Yveline & Wendy, Marin, CA
4:46 Nanna Candelaria, Oakland, CA   RAKKASAH TEACHER
5:00  Arabesque Dance Company, Momo Kadous, Frankfurt, Germany
5:16  Momo Kadous & Yalia, Frankfurt, Germany   RAKKASAH TEACHER
5:26 Naiya & Numa'ir, Dublin, CA
5:34  Suhaila Salimpour Dance Company, Suhaila Salimpour, Berkeley, CA
5:49  Suhaila Salimpour, Berkeley, CA   RAKKASAH TEACHER
5:58 Time to Catch Up...
6:00 Desert Heat Dancers, Jalena, El Cerrito, CA
6:16 SOUND CHECK FOR:  Mediterranean RaqsBand, Saqra, Seattle, WA
RAKKASAH TEACHER
6:26 Anastasia, Millbrae, CA
6:34 Azura, Santa Clara, CA
6:42 Nadira, Seattle, WA
6:50 Lara, Phoenix, AZ
6:58 Time to Catch Up..
7:00 Dancers of the Crescent Moon, Siwa, Santa Cruz, CA
7:16 Rom Deussen, St. George, UT
7:24 Said El Amir, Germany
7:32 The Bennuvians, Alcina, Santa Clara, CA
7:48 Manasa, Patrice Norris, Sacramento, CA

8:00 CLOSE OF SHOW -- SEE YOU ALL AT RAKKASAH 'EAST� IN OCTOBER

JOIN US IN MAY 2007 FOR 'SPRING CARAVAN' IN NEW JERSEY

    Please leave your video cameras at home, they will not be permitted at
the festival under any circumstances. Thank You. We will see you there!
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