The Sheik AL Beli Movement
The Sheik Al Beli Movement is a performing solo guitar player SHEIK AL and assorted musical friends on stage creating a moving, shakin', bangin' and beatin' and dancin' thing with the audience as they sing and scream along with the sonic pandemonium....
performs in Miami at the Wallflower Gallery, Tobacco Road, The Luna Star Cafe after a start at a Joe's NFL Club's open mike night....
Tell me about your history? How did you get where you are now?
1990 - 2000 : performs in local clubs
1995 - record YOUR FUNNY FARM and it hits the radio
1998 - New Year's opener for TOBACCO ROAD
2000 - Appeared on VH1 for Amanda Green's CD release.
2000 - Appeared on WAMI-tv for poetry read at the wallflower gallery, miami
2004 - Appears in network TV commercial as truck driver
2005 - appears in film FAST FOOD as a taxi driver..
Have you performed live in front of an audience? Any special memories?
YES! land of sunshine, no snow....south florida! the weather is aight..... the scene could be better...
Your musical influences
WHO, david bowie, ac/dc, kiss, bryan addams, rolling stones, beatles, pink floyd
What equipment do you use?
guitars - silvertone, guild, takamine, hondo, epiphone, casio midi ; synths - korg, nord, yamaha, kawai, casio ; recorder - FOSTEX MR-8mkII 8tk dig , fostex/tascam/sony open reel, marantz cd recorders.... Alesis Monitor One
Anything else?
lots of hand percussion, xylophone, fiddle, balalaika, cuatro, mandolin, harmonica, melodica, saphoon.....
