Coming up - Lagoa 12th Al-Mutamid Music Festival

Friday, 27th January, 2012 - 9.30pm

The group Sunqur Sa’di Ensemble will be giving a performance of traditional music and dance from Egypt.

“Tanoura Dance”: its origins are closely connected with the sufi dance Mawlawi, which, through its whirling, is linked to heaven and to spirituality. Interminable rotations, with the multicoloured costumes of the dancers, create the illusion of a human kaleidoscope. This dance can be seen mainly during the “Mooled”, festivities that take place in the city of Islamic Cairo, and recently at cultural events all over the world. “Saidi Dance” originated in Upper Egypt and represents the fight between men using their tahtib (sticks). It is a very energetic dance which follows the rhythms of the tabla and the mizmar with its jumps. “Nubian Dance”: Nubia, in southern Egypt and part of Sudan, is a very distinctive region and its dance and music are very infectious, with lively rhythms and their delicate, fluid movements.
Lagoa Municipal Auditorium, 9.30pm
T. 282 380 434 282 380 473 (information and bookings)