Metkal Kanowi and Hallah al Safi – Sa’idi singer and dancer – Part I I remember when I was learning Middle Eastern Dance in California in the early 1980’s “Egyptian Folklore” basically meant Sa’idi and the only Sa’idi musical artist we knew by name was Metkal Kenawi. We learned “Farowla” “Binti Beida” and “Tfarrak al […]
Al’ab al-Atfal – a cute girls’ dance In the midst of so many serious blogs and videos of Sa’idi Tahtib and Assaya, today I will post a light-hearted video and story, and short, only . The inspiration was a children’s dance and game that Mahmoud Reda and his researchers observed during his 1965 research trip […]
Video Breakdown : Firqit Zeffah I found this YouTube video of a wedding in Cairo which is a great example of a number of aspects of the modern wedding procession in much of Egypt while writing our new free e-book, Zeffat al ‘Arusah – A Primer. This video is of the Zeffat al ‘Arusah (wedding […]
