Mazaher

Artist Biography For Mazaher

Mazaher Is An Ensemble In Which Women Play A Leading Role.The Musicians Of Mazaher Umm Sameh Umm Hassan Nour El Sabah Are Among The Last Remaining Zar Practitioners In Egypt. 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 It's Songs Are Distinctly Different From Other Egyptian Music Traditions. The Music Of Mazaher Is Inspired By The Three Different Styles Of Zar Music Practiced In Egypt-The Egyptian Or Upper Egyptian Zar Abu Gheit Zar And The Sudanese Or African Zar.
Zar Is A Community Healing Ritual Of Drumming And Dancing Whose Tradition Is Carried Mainly By Women Men Have The Secondary Roles And Whose Main Participants Are Women.The Zar Is Said To Have Originated In East Africa And Although Its Practice Is Disappearing In Egypt The Ritual Flourishes In Other Parts Of East Africa And In The Arabian Peninsula.The Ritual Has Been Misperceived As A Form Of Exorcism. However The Aim Of Zar Is To Harmonies The Inner Lives Of The Participants.As Well As Drawing Women Who Are Seriously Ill The Zar Is A Space In Which Women Can Work Out The Tensions And Frustrations Of Social Constraints Which Limit Their Movements Their Dress Their Voices And Even Their Dreams.Communication With Unseen Spirits Is Driven By The Insistent And Varied Drum Rhythms And By The Energetic Movements Of The Participants In An Intense Rhythmic Interaction Which Can Lead To An Altered State Of Consciousness And Even Trance.The Experience Can Be Cathartic A Physical And Spiritual Purification That Leaves One Calm And Ready To Face The World Again. Mazaher Are A Small Group Of Mostly Women Musicians And Singers Who Play Zãr Music Chanting Songs And Playing Hypnotic Polyrhythms Used As A Purification And Exorcism Ritual To Help Pacify And Cleanse The Human Spirit. The Instrument Prominently Featured Is Called The Tanbūra A Six String Instrument Found Across East Africa And The Arabian Peninsula.Though Zãr Ceremonies Have Been Largely Dissipating Or Outlawed Mazaher Remain Part Of A Movement Preserving It As A Vital Cultural Heritage Passed Across Generations.

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Biography - Mazaher

Mazaher Is An Ensemble In Which Women Play A Leading Role.The Musicians Of Mazaher Umm Sameh Umm Hassan Nour El Sabah Are Among The Last Remaining Zar Practitioners In Egypt. 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 It's Songs Are Distinctly Different From Other Egyptian Music Traditions. The Music Of Mazaher Is Inspired By The Three Different Styles Of Zar Music Practiced In Egypt-The Egyptian Or Upper Egyptian Zar Abu Gheit Zar And The Sudanese Or African Zar.
Zar Is A Community Healing Ritual Of Drumming And Dancing Whose Tradition Is Carried Mainly By Women Men Have The Secondary Roles And Whose Main Participants Are Women.The Zar Is Said To Have Originated In East Africa And Although Its Practice Is Disappearing In Egypt The Ritual Flourishes In Other Parts Of East Africa And In The Arabian Peninsula.The Ritual Has Been Misperceived As A Form Of Exorcism. However The Aim Of Zar Is To Harmonies The Inner Lives Of The Participants.As Well As Drawing Women Who Are Seriously Ill The Zar Is A Space In Which Women Can Work Out The Tensions And Frustrations Of Social Constraints Which Limit Their Movements Their Dress Their Voices And Even Their Dreams.Communication With Unseen Spirits Is Driven By The Insistent And Varied Drum Rhythms And By The Energetic Movements Of The Participants In An Intense Rhythmic Interaction Which Can Lead To An Altered State Of Consciousness And Even Trance.The Experience Can Be Cathartic A Physical And Spiritual Purification That Leaves One Calm And Ready To Face The World Again. Mazaher Are A Small Group Of Mostly Women Musicians And Singers Who Play Zãr Music Chanting Songs And Playing Hypnotic Polyrhythms Used As A Purification And Exorcism Ritual To Help Pacify And Cleanse The Human Spirit. The Instrument Prominently Featured Is Called The Tanbūra A Six String Instrument Found Across East Africa And The Arabian Peninsula.Though Zãr Ceremonies Have Been Largely Dissipating Or Outlawed Mazaher Remain Part Of A Movement Preserving It As A Vital Cultural Heritage Passed Across Generations. read less

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