Aly Kabah,
was born in Melbourne
Australia, March 29 1922, as Gerald Holmes.
Began experimenting with Self Hypnosis from the age of 12. This enabled him to hammer a nail through his tongue, pierce his
body with needles and from age 20 Sword Swallowing, all self taught. He combined Fakir feats with Magic & became known
as the Fakir Magician Aly Kabah. He mastered the art of being able to bow to the audience while the sword was still down his
throat. He began performing in Hotels & Clubs in the late 1950’s around Australia. In 1964 he started working overseas in England, France, Germany, Lebanon,
Cyprus, Italy, Pakistan, Iran, Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong, Sarawak, Liberia, Nigeria, Ghana, Tahiti, Noumea, Fiji, New Zealand.
In USA he performed at Madison
Square Garden in the World Festival of Magic
& Occult & in Canada too in 1973.
Later asked to come back again, to perform in USA
at Konova Hotel Miami, in Richiardi’s Festival of Witchcraft & Magic in 1977. For a few years in the early 1980’s
he preformed a regular show at The Broadbeach International Hotel on the Gold Coast Australia. With many travels back &
forth to Australia he worked in Bahrain in 1983, and stopped performing in the late 1980’s.
His complete performance was a mixture of Magic & Mysticism - Sword Swallowing, Fire Eating, Eating Glass, Piercing his upper arm & surgically removes objects from his body.
He is currently
retired & living in Sydney.
