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THE LANTERN-BELLYDANCE MAGAZINE QUARTERLY

Cover Photo provided by Ramzy,/Created by Oriana/ March 2025
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Fanoos Magazine Oriana
Mar 152 min read
COVER STORY: Ramzy Labib
Fanoos sat down with Egyptian musician and composer Ramzy Labib of Cairo for this special music issue. It's so good to see you again!...
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Fanoos Magazine Oriana
Mar 1510 min read
On counting and other musical mathematics in oriental dance
Walladah How is your relationship with mathematics? If you are a musician or a dancer reading this, I am sure and please, be sure that...
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Fanoos Magazine Oriana
Mar 153 min read
AMR DIAB – EL HADABA الهضبة
Sultanette Pictures credits: Sony Music Middle East Amr Diab, the iconic Egyptian singer, whose music most of us have danced to, has...
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Fanoos Magazine Oriana
Mar 157 min read
THE TARAB OF OM KALTHOUM'S MUSIC LIVES ON
Amina Goodyear Her Songs Dance in our Hearts         "Ya Habibi, el leila, we sama, we negum wel amaru..." Oh my darling, the...
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Fanoos Magazine Oriana
Mar 154 min read
Profiles in Dance: Özel Türkbaş
Dawn Devine Legendary Turkish dancer Özel Türkbaş dominated the international belly dance scene during the 1970s. She toured the world,...
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Fanoos Magazine Oriana
Mar 154 min read
Dancing Through the Darkness: A Somatic Healing Journey
Brandi Osborne Sometimes the Universe gives us exactly what we need before we even know that we need it. For me, that gift was dance. ...
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Fanoos Magazine Oriana
Mar 152 min read
Tarkan, the megastar we all love.
Sultanette Tarkan, the Turkish megastar, also known as The Prince of Bosphorus, amazed us all with a showstopping medley at the Joy...
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Fanoos Magazine Oriana
Mar 1513 min read
Middle Eastern Musical Entities: Using your music as a box of tools for dancing
Sausan Moulthen We all walk into this dance with a blank slate, mesmerized with its beauty of movement, and curious of its exotic and...
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Fanoos Magazine Oriana
Mar 152 min read
Familiarity with Music
Nizana El Rassan My early teachers instilled in me to know my music, especially with choreographies, in order to best dance with, and...
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Fanoos Magazine Oriana
Mar 156 min read
Spotlight On: Julianne Battaglia
1. I hear you're an excellent percussionist; how did you get started? Thank you for the kind words.  Soon after I became familiar and...
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