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The History of Traditional Egyptian Music and Dances Throughout Time

Background: Religion and Music:  Egyptian Dance: Types and Traditions: Interpretive dance was a regular part of religious rituals. It served to elevate dancers to a closer relationship with a deity. One common feature of ancient Egyptian dances was people impersonating a deity.  For example, “dancers would imitate the goddess by invoking her epithet, The Golden … Continued

Instruments You Might Not Know Have an Arab History

By: Dani Meyer/Arab America Contributing Writer              There are lots of traditional Arab instruments that are still found in the Arab world today. But, what you might not know is that many modern instruments have their roots in these traditional Arab instruments! Here are six modern instruments that evolved from … Continued

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