مايا (Maya) 🇸🇾

2 months ago

🎉 BRB is turning ONE! 🎉 We made it a full spin around the sun, and you know we had to celebrate the only way we know how, with music, good vibes, and plenty of delicious bites. 🪩 Music by DJ Zuzu 🥁 Live vibes from Shams Band 🥟 Special Meet & Greet with the amazing ladies behind the yummy bites you love. Come say hi, share some laughs, and show them some love! Whether you’ve been with us since day one or just discovered your new favorite drink, we’d love to celebrate this milestone with you. Bring your friends, your family, and your best dance moves 💃🕺 Let’s make year one unforgettable and kick off year two in style. See you at BRB! ☕🎶🎂

3 months ago

I’m DJijng three wonderful times in the next week! Deets below <3 swipe to see an Arab girl get Latina for a sec (that can be you on Saturday at the SWANA x Latin Showcase 😍) Especially excited to play at one of my favorite places in Austin for the first time @magicislevinyl 3/13 @ Magic Isle Records, 1-3 PM 3/14 @ Sahara Lounge (SWANA x Latin Showcase), 4-6 PM 3/18 @ Lolo Wine, 7-11 PM (as always, monthly)

3 months ago

Back at the spot this Friday, finally have Mohamed Mounir on vinyl 🥹 Obsessed with the little history deets on this one. Come dance w/ me ❣️ Yalla!

4 months ago

Ya Rait! Vol. 4 - Ladies of the 80s (& 90s) ❤️ not a comprehensive list in any way but my current favorites & inspos all around musically & stylistically. Today I think of the incredible matriarchs in my family, how silly it feels to reduce them to blips on social media for passive consumption but how special these photos and memories actually are. On this dumb capitalist holiday I’m also thinking about how much I love being Syrian & won’t stop dreaming of the day I’ll get to go back home. For now tho, we rejoice & dance to incredible synth pop from the cousin countries & homeland🌹 Streaming live this Monday on Radio Alhara 9 AM Bethlehem / 1 AM CT 💥⭐️💫☄️

4 months ago

What a beautiful time piloting Den Dana Night at the best third space around, Ice House Radio. I’m very grateful to my friend @jacksonallers, who instantly felt like family to me, to invite me up to do this & am even more inspired & excited to keep doing what I do after listening to him play his collection. It was so special to play somewhere with socially and politically likeminded people and be in a space so culturally rich. I was beaming throughout my whole set watching @bibbo.bellydance do her thing! Let’s run it back sooon My set from the night is linked in my bio & on the Ice House Radio YT ❤️❤️❤️ 🇵🇸🇸🇾🇱🇧🇮🇷🇪🇬 !يلا

4 months ago

UPDATE: this class is SOLD OUT but you can still register to be on the waitlist for it! ✨ 2/22 BELLY DANCE JAZZ WITH ZINA ✨ Come immerse yourself in the smooth and sensual world of belly dance, with belly dancer, burlesque performer, and musical theatre enthusiast, Zina 💋 This one hour and 45 minute workshop will dive into belly dance basics particularly focusing on raqs sharqi, meaning “oriental dance” in Arabic, and refers to the classical Egyptian style of the dance. Expect a thorough warm-up, infused with core-building exercises, as a strong core is foundational to the control and balance needed for isolations. Then, put these movements into action through a seductive jazz and raqs sharqi infused choreo combo, that you’ll learn and drill in a judgement-free, culturally-empowering environment. ⏰ Sunday, February 22nd, 12-1:45PM 💵 $15-$25 sliding scale 📍Tapestry Dance (2015 E Riverside Dr Bldg 7) Register at the link in our bio! 💋

5 months ago

Ice House Radio presents “Den Dana Night” an all-vinyl celebration of world beat, disco and funk music from the SWANA regions! On this night, we start a new collaboration with Austin-based DJ, performer and record collector DJ ZuZu @onebymetalllica in her inaugural radio set on Ice House Radio! (She has an amazing residency at @lolo_wine on E. 6th St. in Austin and her records aren’t being played by anyone in the region!) And joining her on the decks is Ice House Radio co-founder and core member of the Beirut Groove Collective @beirutgroovecollective - “Brother” Jackson Allers @jacksonallers who also features rare records collected during the 16-years he lived in Lebanon before making his way back Houston. The night of music and dance will start at 11pm and go until 1am at Ice House Radio HQ. Appropriate mix drinks will be on hand and we’ll be serving local beer and wine all night long. We’ll also welcome @bibbo.bellydance for a special belly dance performance on the heels of her recent trip to Egypt! Imagine Umm Kulthum, Fairuz, Ziad Rahbani, Ihsan al Munzer, Raja, Esmahan, Sabah ... all manner of songs from labels like Zida, Voice of the Stars, Voix de L’Orient, and more! Think belly dance disco from the late 1970s and 1980s, Arabic pop from N. Africa, Arabic reggae from Libya and synthesizer music from Sudan. Join DJ ZuZu and Jackson for an unforgettable night of music, dance and community. When: Friday, January 30 Time: 11pm-1am Where: Ice House Radio HQ under Echoes restaurant @echoeshtx in the old Car Wash Address: 900 Richmond Ave. Thanks to @groovybabyyah for the dope flyer design! شكرا #icehouseradio #internetradio #bellydancedisco #swana #swanamusic #houston #lebanon #egypt #syria #palestine #sudan #algeria #morocco #libya #texas #arabdiaspora #beirutgroovecollective #dendana

5 months ago

This month marked my first monthly slot with Radio Alhara & my monthly residency @lolo_wine 🪩🥰 Are these mixes my pride and joy? Yes. Have I listened to el leila ya samra 10 times everyday in the past month? Of course. Is there an Arabic cover of Macarena and be my lover by la bouche in this mix? Find out Mondays at 1 AM CT / 9 AM Bethlehem time on Radio Alhara. Mixes posted on SoundCloud after in my bio, as always ❤️❤️❤️

6 months ago

More from @eternalembraceent, very excited to be doing a slightly revised version of this act for the @glazezine release party next Saturday! Where I’ll also be bringing back an incredibly special duet with my bestie @carolinaaabela ❤️ In my act, “The Entertainer,” I brought up four guests on stage to indulge in the traditions of Middle Eastern homes, where meaningful ritual lives around shared tea, music, and spontaneous moments of dance. Thank you habibti @witchgrandma for jumping in and bringing life to my act as well 🥲 Dancing to Salah Ragab’s Egypt Strut and Robert Maalouf’s Ana Wil Leyl to this story line was such a special and honestly emotional piece to put together. These two songs remind me of how rich, beautiful, and dynamic the music of my culture is and I’m so grateful to continue discovering more of it 💙