Mazaher Ensemble (Zar)

Mazaher is an ensemble in which women play a leading role.
The music is inspired by the three different styles musical styles of the Zar tradition practiced in Egypt.

One of the African dimensions of Egypt, Zar music unfolds through rich poly-rhythmic drumming:

its songs are distinctly different from other Egyptian music traditions.
Mazaher present the three different subgame of Zar music practiced in Egypt-the Masry or Upper Egyptian Zar, Abu El Gheit Zar, and the Sudanese, or African Zar.