The Mazahar ensemble at the Egyptian Centre for Culture and Art - Makan

The Egyptian Centre for Culture and Art at Makan (meaning the place) in Cairo, present the Mazaher ensemble at one of their weekly cultural nights in May 2010. Mazaher is an ensemble in which women play a leading role. The musicians of Mazaher, Umm Sameh, Umm Hassan, Nour el Sabah are among the last remaining Zar practitioners in Egypt. The ECCA exists to safeguard, document and showcase Egypt’s traditional arts: The two musical instruments featured here are used for the Zar and are