PANGIA: News

BELLY a feature length documentary by Full Tilt Boogie, and Cecilia Rinn’s feature directorial debut has been submitted to 5 film festivals for consideration into national film festivals. Included in the film are many pieces of music from PANGIA's CD along with a live performance playing for Delilah from Seattle. Check out the new trailer at http://www.ftbproductions.com/films_belly.htm

'Edges of Tradition' is the newest and most exciting CD from 'PANGIA' offering Traditional, Original and Tribal Belly Dance music. Sensual compositions that include searingly stimulating original taxims that can be used for tribal style along with several traditional songs lovingly arranged and updated that dancers will relish performing to. Acoustic instrumentation including Oud, Guitar, smokey vocals, Yalli Tambor & Cumbus in addition to exotic percussion instruments all played & arranged by Pat Olson.Carmine T.Guida provides four astounding drum solos as well as accompaniment on the entire CD. Keyboard, Turkish Spoons and Zils played by Denise Mannion. This is a CD that showcases the rich, colorful tapestry of World, Mid East and Belly Dance music. There are four complete 'routines' for dancers. Each track can stand on its own and yet all of them may be 'cut and pasted' to create your own selection of music. Beautifully recorded with a truly 'live' sound that performers of different styles of dance and listeners alike with delight in

Pangia's New CD will be released on Friday, March 14 at the Rakkassah West Festival!

Still available from cdbaby.com only in DIGITAL MP3 format. Also available from Apple I Tunes and many other digital sites.

New CD to debut in March!
Pangia's Vol 6 ' Edges of Tradition' is on its way.
We are totally excited about this new release!

Carmine has been here all week and in addition to 2 shows and a workshop, we are hard at work recording.
Lots of exciting music and for those of you who felt something was missing from Vol 5, PAT WILL BE SINGING

'West of East' is a unique selection of PANGIA's wide range: original compositions that include amazing soundscapes of taxims for tribal style, as well as several traditional songs lovingly arranged and updated that dancers will relish performing to. Acoustic instrumentation including Oud, Yalli Tambor, Cumbus and exotic percussion all played & arranged by Pat Olson. Exciting drum solos as well as accompaniment by Carmine T.Guida, with keyboard and Zils played by Denise Mannion. It all adds up to a CD that contains many moods and rich, colorful flavors of World, Mid East and Belly Dance music. Thoughtfully crafted and well recorded for different styles of dance and listening alike

Pangia Vol 2 is now available for digital download on I tunes and many other downloadable sites! Check it out!

Denise will be continuing Belly Dance classes at College of the Siskiyous for the Spring '07 semester!
Beginning thru Advanced students will be able to take classes twice a week on Mondays & Wednesdays beginning Monday January 29. Register for 'Theatre 370/371'.

Carmine was with us in California for over a week and in addition to several shows and workshops, we managed to have quite a few recording sessions. We have begun working on our next CD and we are very excited about it! If all goes well, it should be ready in March!

Carmine T.Guida, drummer extraordinare on Pangia Vol 3 and Dreams, vol 4 will be performing with Pangia here in Northern California and Southern Oregon, Nov 3/4 and 10/11. Check our calendar for specifics.
Don't miss this exceptional opportunity to study with an amazing dumbeck player who also happens to be a wonderful teacher!

Pangia will be the featured entertainment for the Annual Show in conjunction with the Belly Dancer U.S.A. competition held annually at Seven Feathers Casino in Canyonville, Oregon.
More information to be announced at a later date.

Pangia is accepting FALL 'o6 through SPRING '07 Bookings for
Haflas, Performances, Workshops etc.
Please contact us as soon as you have a date in mind.
Check our calendar dates for dates already filled.

Pangia's "Dreams Vol 4" CD was just released March 24 at Rakassah West Festival. We think this is our best CD yet. Hope you enjoy it. Buy it here from CD Baby or order directly from us.