Entry is free of charge at any of the seven venues involved in the festival. EPA
Artists from all the participating troupes perform during the opening ceremony of the 8th International Festival for Drums and Traditional Arts in the Cairo Citadel, Cairo, Egypt. EPA
Cairo is this week hosting 30 folklore music groups that hail from 12 nations. EPA
The festival runs until Friday at several prominent cultural venues in the Egyptian capital. EPA
Groups from Palestine, Syria, Colombia, the Philippines, Indonesia, Sudan, South Sudan, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Yemen and the Democratic Republic of the Congo are participating. EPA
Colombia and South Sudan are guests of honour because of the prominence of percussion elements in their respective folkloric traditions. EPA
The focus is on percussion, but there are also other performances and traditional instruments, such as the ney, the mizmar and the oud. EPA
The theme of this year’s event is Drums Dialogue for Peace. EPA
From love songs to patriotic numbers, the variety of the performances is undeniable. EPA
Aside from the Saladdin Citadel, there are performances taking place at the historic Beit El-Sennari in Sayyida Zeinab. EPA
Al-Ghuri Dome and Amir Taz Palace will also be hosting performances. EPA
Entry is free of charge at any of the seven venues involved in the festival. EPA
Artists from all the participating troupes perform during the opening ceremony of the 8th International Festival for Drums and Traditional Arts in the Cairo Citadel, Cairo, Egypt. EPA
Cairo is this week hosting 30 folklore music groups that hail from 12 nations. EPA
The festival runs until Friday at several prominent cultural venues in the Egyptian capital. EPA
Groups from Palestine, Syria, Colombia, the Philippines, Indonesia, Sudan, South Sudan, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Yemen and the Democratic Republic of the Congo are participating. EPA
Colombia and South Sudan are guests of honour because of the prominence of percussion elements in their respective folkloric traditions. EPA
The focus is on percussion, but there are also other performances and traditional instruments, such as the ney, the mizmar and the oud. EPA
The theme of this year’s event is Drums Dialogue for Peace. EPA
From love songs to patriotic numbers, the variety of the performances is undeniable. EPA
Aside from the Saladdin Citadel, there are performances taking place at the historic Beit El-Sennari in Sayyida Zeinab. EPA
Al-Ghuri Dome and Amir Taz Palace will also be hosting performances. EPA
Entry is free of charge at any of the seven venues involved in the festival. EPA
