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The Eastern Hemisphere

Sofya the DJ, aka Anne

About Me

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I'm your average world music DJ, bellydancer, medieval recreationist, novelist, furniture painter, chanteuse du bain, cat herder, undercover queer, and occasional space cadet. What more do you need to know? Well, I suppose you could always ask. I might even give you an answer. ;)

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My Interests

Literature, bellydance, meditation, SCA, exotic cuisines, travel, and all that good out-of-the-ordinary stuff.

I'd like to meet:

People who know how to think for themselves and exercise that skill regularly!

Music:

Check out my radio show, The Eastern Hemisphere on WQNA Springfield (http://www.wqna.org/) Wednesday evenings from 7-9, U.S. Central Time. I will play just about anything based on genres from the Eastern Hemisphere, with an emphasis on bellydance, Eastern European, Indian, and African music.

Movies:

Anything that provokes intelligent thought, or gives me an escape from intelligent thought once in a while.

Television:

So I've recently indulged in cable TV again. So far I like watching Bear Grylls eat grubs on Man vs. Wild, Stacey & Clinton make fun of people's clothing on What Not to Wear, and unsuspecting New Yorkers attempt to answer trivia questions on Cash Cab. Yes, I think it's safe to say I've lost my intelligentsia members' club card.

Books:

Austen, Tolstoy, Shakespeare, Twain, Steinbeck, manga, non-fiction

Heroes:

Let me get back to you on that.

My Blog

DIZCOVER JESUS REPENT!!!

It's an unseasonably gorgeous November day in Champaign: high of 75 F and sunny, with nary a cloud in the sky. Out on the quad at the University of Illinois, it's a good day for students who want to e...
Posted by The Eastern Hemisphere on Mon, 03 Nov 2008 10:24:00 PST

A good reason to vote

For those of you who need a reason to inspire you to vote tomorrow, this video offers a compelling reason: you need to vote to cancel out the votes of all the crazy bastards who are also voting! (And ...
Posted by The Eastern Hemisphere on Mon, 03 Nov 2008 07:28:00 PST

Playlist: October 29, 2008

October 29, 20087:00 Suleiman the Magnificent  Kuzedeki Koy (Original Soundtrack)Misirli Ahmet  Mechul (Homegrown Istanbul)Metin & Kemal Kaharaman  Xido Seker (Homegrown Istanbul)Turku  Fidayd...
Posted by The Eastern Hemisphere on Thu, 30 Oct 2008 06:57:00 PST

Playlist: October 22, 2008

October 22, 20087:00 Orion Prophesy  Hymn to Isis (Waterbone) Zarbang  Circle in Seven Shuvani  Drum Solo (Dance of the Wise Woman)Raquy & the Cavemen  Sandansko (Jordan)7:23Tim Rayborn  Sahr...
Posted by The Eastern Hemisphere on Thu, 23 Oct 2008 06:54:00 PST

Playlist: October 15, 2008

October 15, 20087:00 Nourhan Sharif  El Marouge (Cairo)Sayed McKowey  Ebn Hallal (Nourhan Sharif, Cairo)Amany and Bassem Yasbek  Basbousa (Oriental Belly Dance)7:23Kazem El Saher  Yaoumiat Ragol ...
Posted by The Eastern Hemisphere on Thu, 16 Oct 2008 09:42:00 PST

Playlist: October 8, 2008

October 8, 20087:00 Gypsy Guerrilla Band  Lebanese Hora, Blue Handkerchief (Ernies Ottoman)Divahn  Yigdal, Ya Ribon Alam, Scalerica de Oro (Divahn)Suleiman the Magnificent  Kuzeydeki Koy (Original...
Posted by The Eastern Hemisphere on Thu, 09 Oct 2008 09:41:00 PST

Playlist: October 1, 2008

October 1, 20087:00 Orion Prophesy  King of Cups (Waterbone) Raquy & the Cavemen  Caravan, Jordan, Dueling Darbukahs, Riq Samai, Sandansko (Jordan)7:35Chiftetelli  Karcigar/Azeri Chiftetelli Am...
Posted by The Eastern Hemisphere on Thu, 02 Oct 2008 07:02:00 PST

Playlist: September 24, 2008

September 24, 20087:00 Husnu Shenlenirici & Laco Tayfa - Chiftitelli (Bergama Gaydasi)Knossos  Slow Descent, Tarak (Dark Light in the Wake of Silence)The Mother Fakirs  Sunset in Islamabad7:18So...
Posted by The Eastern Hemisphere on Thu, 25 Sep 2008 06:56:00 PST

Playlist: September 17, 2008

September 17, 2008It's another Five-Hour Marathon!!!7:00 Azam Ali (Portals of Grace)Hossam Ramzy  Desert Rhythm (Eternal Egypt)Sirocco  Cabaret Dance (Volume II)Dalia Karelia  (Shuvani)Harem Percus...
Posted by The Eastern Hemisphere on Thu, 18 Sep 2008 09:40:00 PST

Playlist: September 10, 2008

September 10, 20087:00 Incesaz  (About Istanbul)Suhaila Salimpour feat. Susu Pampinin  Stamina (Fate)(Music of Om Kholtoum)Metkal Kenawi  (Best of Seedi Nights)8:10{Tribute to Panzer the Cat}Huong ...
Posted by The Eastern Hemisphere on Thu, 11 Sep 2008 06:53:00 PST