El Nile Ensemble @ Beit El-Seheimy - Rababa Instumental

Sufi and folk music from Upper and Lower Egypt performed by El-Nil Ensemble in Beit El-Seheimy. This instrumental features famous tunes from various parts of Egypt with central focus on the Rababa, a string instrument so named no later than the 8th century and spread via Islamic trading routes over much of North Africa, the Middle East, parts of Europe, and the Far East. The rebab usually consists of a small, usually rounded body, the front of which is covered in a membrane such as parchment or sheepski