Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Desert Roses + Amit Gilboa

Drummer Boy Meets Dancer Girl .... 
That's the story behind the collaborative performance between Desert Roses and their collaborator Amit (ok I added the 'drummer' and 'dancer' bit). And story-telling is a new thing for both parties, apparently its never been done before in belly-dancing. And to do it in 90-seconds while fitting in all the bells and whistles that go with belly-dancing will be a feat in itself.
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A little bit about Amit ...
If you think Amit looks a little familiar, its probably because you've either hung out at Shiraz (the Persian restaurant at Clarke Quay) a lot, where the whole belly-dancing/middle-eastern drumming community hang out/perform, or you've seen him on Mark Lee's Channel 8 programme called 'Its A Small World' (about people around the world who can speak Mandarin). That's right folks, Amit speaks fluent Mandarin (definitely puts my Mandarin to shame). An Israeli-American middle eastern drummer who speaks Mandarin and lives in Singapore - just makes you go 'fwah!'. Check out Amit playing a Mediacorp Executive, speaking Mandarin for a Channel 8 programme.

Amit Gilboa was born in Israel, and when his parents' temporary work posting in the U.S. became more 'permanent, that's where he grew up. His dad's actually Russian! His roots are just so exotic! Amit grew up between the U.S. and Israel. After college, he picked up middle-eastern drumming and also spent five months in Nanjing immersing himself in the Chinese language.
Amit has lived in Vietnam, Cambodia and even Thailand, but decided Singapore was where he wanted to settle down proper.
Locally, Amit is well known in the belly dancing community and is often touted as the best middle-eastern drummer in town. He has worked with most of the belly dancers in Singapore, included ex-Challengers Fatema and Jamila, as well as our very own Desert Roses. This next clip will give you an idea of how skilled Amit's drumming is...



The middle-eastern drum is meant to accompany the belly dance, and each movement follows a specific drum beat, so even if you can't hear the drum, you should be able to 'imagine' the beat just by watching the dancer. The more I learn about belly dancing (from the various belly dancers who have come on the show), the more intrigued I am about the technicalities and the skills required to perform it, as well as the cultural aspect of how it has evolved. (Whoa cheem for a Wednesday morning post).


Check out this vid of Amit rehearsing with the girls.



It's gonna be a very 'festive' performance. Drums flying, canes flying, the Roses have a new trick to show off and Amit does a bit of a dance too with the girls, so plenty to look forward to. Catch Desert Roses with Amit Gilboa tonight on One Moment of Glory, 8pm, only on Channel 5!


xoxo, s.


ps. Think you can give the girls and Amit a run for their money - join the show - just email omg@mediacorp.com.sg


pps. For the record, Flying Dutchman has said that learning to play the middle easter drums is NOT easy. Your fingers will bleed and blister. So its not as simple as Amit makes it look.

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