Music-and-Dance

From Om Kalthoum to pop, from the Cairo Ballet to folk festivals, music and dance remain very much present in the Egyptian soul and can be found throughout the country - in the cities, towns and villages and even on the Nile cruise boats.

Music can be heard anywhere in Egypt. Classical Arabic music was represented by Om Kalthoum, the most famous Arab singer of the twentieth century.

Her long poems were the expression of Arab identity. Despite her death in 1975, her presence is still strongly felt in the media. She is most probably the only artist in history to have an entire radio station dedicated exclusively to her music.

Pop music is very popular as the average population age has decreased. Egypt also provides the best backing musicians, songwriters, production facilities and the biggest audiences in the Arab world.

 

Egypt is the only country in theMiddle East with a residential classical ballet company -  the Cairo Ballet. Almost forty years ago, the Ministry of Culture invited Russian masters to train a new pool of native ballerinas and dancers.

Today, the Cairo Ballet boasts 150 full-time students, and is gaining international plaudits for their progressive and inspiring work.

Belly-dancing also gained credibility with the advent of cinema. It is still quite popular nowadays.

 

 

 

 

 

So is the "Tahtib" (stave) dance, performed by men.

Sufi dancing is more about spirituality and there's a Sufi troupe that performs regularly in Islamic Cairo. 

 

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