Americanistan has been performing
for over 16 years, in many different settings and from the West to the East Coast. Americanistan is dedicated to bringing
you the very best of acoustic world music.
Frankly, it isn't easy to gather, maintain, and play some of the world's most
beautiful traditional musical instruments. Many of them have classical traditions behind them that involve years of study
in order to master.
And the instruments are delicate - they don't like climate change, they come with
fragile reeds and breakable strings. But we think that the charm and magnificence of these instruments makes all the effort
worthwhile.
So you can be assured that we will never cut any corners - no drum machines,
no synths - in giving you the very best authentic, acoustic music ensemble we can attain.
If we can't all be transported to a time centuries ago, where we sang, played
and danced around the fire after a hard day's travel thrugh the desert, at least we can do our best to recreate that experience
in a way that is spiritually true to us all.
We have been privileged to play for many well-known dancers, including Delilah,
Sabura, Fahtiem, Aziza, Rania, Fatima al-Wahid, Saqra, Hasani, Zaina, Rossah, Boz, Mezdulene, Deena, Nemra Kahn, Elena Villa,
Razia, and many others.
Our goal is to create exciting, dynamic, beautiful music for our audiences and
for each dancer we play for. We strive to tailor the music to the dancer's preference, style, and skill. We pride ourselves
on our reputation as the most "dancer-friendly" band ever.
We love and cherish each and every dancer that we play for, from the beginner
to the most advanced professional.
Together, the music and the dance create a sacred space, which the audience can
also enter to experience the joy of the ancient and living art of bellydance.
We have created five CDs of original and traditional music. See
our Music Page for details.
We also create special concerts featuring the music of the Mediterranean and Middle
East, inviting musical guests, and performing traditional and original pieces.
