"The Oriental Café Podcast"

"The Oriental Café Podcast"

Hosted by: Joana Saahirah

A place where we´ll meet, every two weeks, for an intimate yet universal conversation about Egyptian Dance, Personal Empowerment and Life. Solo and with hand-picked guests, we´ll exchange, laugh, build bridges of...

Episodes

The first foreign belly dancer in Egypt - Episode #50

Season #3

Welcome to episode #50 of "The Oriental Café" podcast with our guest, Judy Reda, the first foreign oriental dancer in Egypt. In this episode, Judy tells us about the life of the first professional foreign oriental...
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O Poder da Dança Feminina e da Individualidade - Extra episode, recorded in Portuguese, with Paula Lena Karima

Season #3

Bem-vindos ao episódio "O Poder da Dança Feminina e da Individualidade", um bónus do podcast "The Oriental Café", gravado em Português, com a convidada Paula Lena Karima, a fundadora do Movimento NeoBaladi. Neste...
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Episode #49 - How to Create a Fabulous Egyptian Drum Solo

Season #3

Welcome to episode #49 of "The Oriental Café" Podcast hosted by Joana Saahirah. 🎤🎧✨In this episode, I share guidance on how to create a fabulous Egyptian Drum/Tabla Solo. 🎤🎧✨To listen to our Podcast on the usual audio...
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Music & Intimacy with my Husband - Episode #48

Season #3

Welcome to episode #48 of "The Oriental Café" podcast, the 1st in our 3rd season, with our second-time guest, my husband, Miguel, hosted by yours truly, Joana Saahirah🎙️🌞 In this episode, we go deep into Music and...
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Episode #47 - Kristin Cyclone and The Art of Resilience

Season #2

Welcome to episode #47 of "The Oriental Café" Podcast by Joana Saahirah. 🎤🎧✨In this episode, improvised and recorded in exile, I tell you about how it felt going through cyclone Kristin, a weather disaster that...
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The Fascination of the East & the Golden Era in Egypt - Episode #46

Season #2

Welcome to episode #46 of "The Oriental Café" Podcast with Raphael Cormack, hosted by Joana Saahirah. Raphael Cormack is an author, Assistant Professor of Arabic at Durham University, researcher of Middle Eastern...
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Episode #45 - Beauty Standards and Ageism in the field of Egyptian Dance

Season #2

Welcome to episode #45 of "The Oriental Café" podcast by Joana Saahirah🌹 🎤🎧✨In this episode, I discuss the pressures of beauty standards and ageism in the field of Egyptian Dance, aka belly dance. True to my nature, I...
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Egyptian Dance History, Culture & Anthropology - Episode #44

Season #2

​Welcome to episode #44 of "The Oriental Café" podcast with Dr. Tamer Yehia Aziz, hosted by Joana Saahirah. ​ In this episode, I receive Dr. Tamer Yehia Aziz, a respected Egyptian dancer, teacher, and scholar, a...
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Episode #43 - How to Create Your Unique Dance Style

Season #2

Welcome to episode #43 of "The Oriental Café" Podcast hosted by Joana Saahirah. In episode #43 of "The Oriental Café" podcast, I, Joana Saahirah, your passionate host, share guidance on how to create your unique dance...
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Psychology and the Transformative Power of Belly Dance with Jadranka Trickovic-Mohr - Episode #42

Season #2

Welcome to episode #42 of "The Oriental Café" podcast with Jadranka Trickovic-Mohr, a psychologist, curious soul, and a passionate advocate for Egyptian Dance, hosted by Joana Saahirah. In this episode, I talk with...
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Episode #41 - The Principles of Belly Dance Technique

Season #2

Welcome to episode #41 of "The Oriental Café" podcast by Joana Saahirah🧿🌙✨ In this episode, I share the principles of Egyptian Dance - aka "belly dance" - Technique. What you need to know and develop if you wish to...
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What it means to be a Legend & a Free Spirit in Egyptian Dance with Mo Geddawi - Episode #40

Season #2

Welcome to episode #40 of "The Oriental Café" podcast with Dr. Mo Geddawi, a legend in the field of Egyptian Dance (aka "belly dance"), hosted by Joana Saahirah. In this episode, I pick Dr. Mo´s amazing brain and ask...
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