Starwood Festival Livestream with Raquy!

The Starwood Festival is thrilled to reconnect with one of our dear friends and main stage artists from festivals past, the internationally renowned Raquy Danziger! Join us for a conversation about what she's doing, the music she's making, her online school, and hear some music!

Raquy is a world-famous Middle Eastern instrumentalist based in Istanbul. Renowned for her electrifying performances, she is considered one of the foremost experts and virtuosos of the oriental goblet drum known as the darbuka. Through her performances, compositions, and methodical teaching method, Raquy has made an outstanding contribution toward elevating the darbuka from a humble folk drum to a shining solo instrument fit for a concert hall. Originally from the USA, Raquy performs and teaches around the globe, spreading love and excitement for darbuka drumming. In addition to drumming, she plays the mystical twelve-string King Kemenche Tarhu.

She has released 13 albums and 5 method books. All of her teachings are available through her Online Darbuka School which has over 1000 students enrolled. Raquy's publications include 13 albums of original music and 5 books on darbuka drumming.

Raquy's achievements have earned her invitations to teach and perform around the globe: Germany, Poland, Japan, Ukraine, Russia, Egypt, Italy, Canada, USA, Israel, Mexico, Spain, India, Greece, Uzbekistan, and Turkey.

For more information about her work: https://raquy.com/
To study darbuka with her online visit: http://darbukaschool.com
To purchase her artwork: https://www.etsy.com/shop/raquyart
To donate and support her work: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/raquy