The"Party from Damascus!"

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Listen to WHPK 88.5 FM every Thursday from 6-7 PM CST for the "Party from Damascus". A variety of contemporary and traditional Arab music, events, peace activism and guests. Pop music from Lebanon, radio hits from Egypt, traditional music from Syria, Khaleeji and Sawt from the Gulf, rhaks sharkhi bellydance music - sounds of real life, music from every MidEast country. Erika, the Sultan's Favorite is your bellydancing hostess, shimmy along!

"Erika, The Sultan's Favorite" is a professional belly dancer and musician - Western classical and jazz, having studied music since a young age and majored in college - trumpet is her main instrument. She has travelled all over the world - South America, Asia, Europe, Africa, Middle East, and is a published travel writer, for Pilot UK as well as her own site - read travel stories

WHPK is a student organization of the University of Chicago, non-profit, non-commercial radio station, licensed to the University. WHPK broadcasts at 100 watts of power at 88.5 FM. Its mission is to entertain and educate by programming a wide range of voices and music. High value is placed on freedom of expression - general programming decisions are made by the station, immediate programming decisions are made by DJs.

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