Archived records

Issued business licenses 1952, Boston City Archives, West Roxbury, MA

Articles

Deagon, Andrea. “The Golden Mask: Tipping the Belly Dancer in America”. Feminist Studies, Vol. 39, No. 1 (2013), pp. 71-97 Published by Feminist Studies, Inc. 

Moe, Angela M., "Beyond the Belly: An Appraisal of Middle Eastern Dance (aka Belly Dance) as Leisure" (2012). Sociology Faculty Publications. Paper 2.

Rasmussen, Ann. ”An Evening in the Orient": The Middle Eastern Nightclub in America”. Asian Music, Vol. 23, No. 2 (Spring - Summer, 1992), pp. 63-88 Published by University of Texas Press 

Blogs

Midwest Mahjar: The Recorded Sounds of the Arabic-Speaking Diaspora in the United States at 78 RPM

Books

Alajaji, Sylvia Angelique. Music and the Armenian Diaspora. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2015. 185 pages ISBN: 978-0-253-01761-1

Shay, Anthony and Barbara Sellers-Young, eds. Belly Dance: Orientalism, Transnationalism & Harem Fantasy. Costa Mesa: Mazda Publishers, Inc., 2005. 421 pages ISBN: 1-56859-183-7

Dissertations and theses

Caswell, Gilbert F., A practical application of journalism. Boston University, Boston, MA. 1952

Haynes-Clark, Jennifer Lynn, American Belly Dance and the Invention of the New Exotic: Orientalism, Feminism, and Popular Culture (2010). Dissertations and Theses. Paper 20.  

Rasmussen, Ann. Individuality and social change in the music of Arab-Americans. University of California, Los Angeles, 1991.

Documentaries

Hagopian, Roger. Destination Watertown: The Armenians of Hood Rubber. 2010

The Lost Syrian Neighborhood in Boston, Al Jazeera.

Interviews

Arthur Chingris, Brookline, MA, November 20, 2019

Bob Davis, North Adams, MA, November 15, 2019

Diana Koulalis-Karatza, Cambridge, MA, November 14, 2019

Katia Nordgren, North Dartmouth, MA, August 15, 2019

George Chamoun, Dedham, MA, June 12, 2019

Leon Janikian, Ph.D, Boston, MA, January 24, 2019

Marty and Deb (Dvorah) Yaffee, Shelburne Falls, MA, August 7, 2018

Joe Kouyoumjian, Woburn, MA, April 18, 2018

Barbara Brandt (Bathsheba), Somerville, MA, February 16, 2018

Adonna (Donna Agnew), Revere, MA, July 26, 2016

Music and liner notes

Barsamian, Artie. “Heddy Lou”, Live at Bishops. Engineer: Leon Janikian. MP3.

Websites

Boston Little Syria Project - a public history initiative aimed at drawing attention to the history of Boston’s Little Syria neighborhood (also known as Syriatown), which thrived between the 1880s and 1950s in today’s Chinatown and South End

Journey Through Egypt - Sahra Saeeda’s site with information on her dance research and workshop offerings.

The Fez Documentary - Site for Roxxanne Shelaby’s award-winning documentary about the famous Middle-Eastern nightclub that was established in Hollywood in 1959.

Hip Wax - a vintage LP collectors’ paradise. Tony often annotates his listings with valuable information.

Canary Records - Ian Nagoski is a music researcher and record producer specializing in early 20th century musics in languages other than English. He does extensive research into the lives and history of musicians whose recordings he collects and shares. His record label is Canary Records.