Drum Solo - with Magdy El-Leisy
Item # video95
Drum Solo - with Magdy El-Leisy
It all started with a hobby: sports. This led him to his true calling: dance. Magdy began his training at age nine. By age eleven, he was already participating in performances at the Cairo Opera. Out of 2600 candidates, he was one of six boys and eleven girls accepted at the Academy of Music and Theatre (ballet department). Magdy el-Leisy has danced Egyptian folklore with many well-known artists in theatre, film and television productions, including Nagwa Fouad and Kamal Naim.
"My goal is to bring the western audience closer to the oriental dance. I have therefore developed my own method of teaching Egyptian style. In this way, I hope that my message will reach the audience and benefit those willing to learn the art of oriental dance".
Recorded in Dallas, Texas. February 2005.
Available on DVD