«الضمة»..  مصطلح يطلق على شكل الاحتفالية، التي تضم أشكالًا غنائية متعددة، منها الجواب، الدور، الموال والدور الفكاهي، بالإضافة لما يصاحب ذلك من أداء حركي، يشمل الرقص واللعب بالعصا والسكاكين، كانت الضمة  تتسع للجميع في إطار التلقي، يجلس الرجال على الأرض المفروشة بالحصر أو البطاطين، ويظل العدد يتزايد بحضور الصحبجية.

من اغني فن الضمة / والله بقد الكد

من اغاني فن الضمة /خللي عنك اليوم

من فن الضمة /يا ليل وما اطولك

10 Ya Nakhl A'ali يا نخل عالي

09 Ashwaq أشواق

08 Habashiya حبشية

07 Tahmila Badawy تحميلة بدوي

06 Baba Reka Leh بابا ريكا ليه

05 Mashrabya مشربية

04 Ya Saiyda يا سيدة

03 Tahmila Saidi تحميلة صعيدي

02 Aeny W Maaeeny عيني وما عيني

01 Ashek El Fan عاشق الفن

06 ِArab El Hanadwa عرب الهنادوه

05 ٍShekh El Arab شيخ العرب

04 Hamalony حملوني

03 Bashayer بشاير

02 ِAllahom Sally اللهم صلي

01 Tabib Legrah طبيب لجراح

Folk music in Upper Egypt is characterized by a diversity of instruments, such as the rababa (spike fiddle), the kawala (end-blown flute) and the arghul (double pipe, single-reed woodwind, an ancient instrument found depicted on the walls of Pharaonic tombs). Supported by the percussive nakrazan (small kettledrum hung around the neck and struck with two sticks and Elba (Percussion), the lead singer and the chorus perform a call and response style of song, dancing at the same time in  the Upper Egyptian style. Song texts deal with subjects ranging from love to the beauty of nature -the river, to the palms, the land, to marriage, circumcision and birthday songs, to material that reflects and confirms the Upper Egyptian cultural identity. In Upper Egypt, the two primary contexts for this singing are weddings and circumcision. Communities of Upper Egyptians who have migrated to Cairo have begun to add Cairene celebrations to their contexts, such as birthdays, graduation celebrations and the prevalent Subuu3 which celebrates the seven-day birthday of a newborn baby. Mazamer El Nil band is comprised of talented musicians and singers from Upper Egypt. They perform regularly in the towns and villages of Upper Egypt cities' villages and towns, and are especially well-known in Sohag and Asiut. They also perform for communities of Upper Egyptians in Cairo. Mazamer El Nil has now joined the network of bands under the umbrella of El Mastaba Center for Folk Music.  El Mastaba promotes Egypt's folk music as a powerful  expression of Egyptian identity and of the diversity of its culture.   

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Nakhl Alle نخل عالي - مزامير النيل - Mazamier El Nile

كوارتيت الطنبورة .mp3

Egypt is a diverse and rich country in every sense and its music heritage is no exception. 
Since ten years, El Mastaba Center for Egyptian Folk Music, founded by Zakaria Ibrahim has been taking as its mission to preserve, archive and document and also develop the traditional Egyptian folk music that reflects the history, the socio-economic transformations and collective memory of this nation. 

El Mastaba Center for Egyptian Folk Music was founded Zakareya Ibrahim in July 2000 by . His passion for the Egyptian traditional folk musical heritage has driven him to start up an organization that works for preservation, development and documentation of this unique and beautiful art.

El Mastaba Center is located in down town Cairo and has regular weekly concerts in Cairo ( El Tanboura Band and Rango Band) and three in the Suez Canal region (Port Said, Ismailia and Suez).

El Mastaba is supporting and promoting many Egyptian folk bands representing different types of Egyptian folk music. Check out the many bands:
http://www.el-mastaba.org/bands.html

Why El Mastaba Center for Egyptian Folk Music?

Egypt is rich in its different forms of music, folk songs and traditional artists who preserve the nation's memories and express sentiment and affection of Egyptian people.However for many reasons this great heritage is threatened of extinction and to be forgotten. Most of the efforts done so far to keep folk music alive are limited and keep this music limited within theatrical types and rhythms- usually made with touristic purposes in mind- and are therefore not enough to express the core and authenticity of the Egyptian musical folk history. 

At El Mastaba Center for Egyptian Folk Music we aim to bring Egyptian folk music closer to the every day Egyptians and to foreign audiences as well. We want to introduce this kind of music to those who don't know it and to encourage the younger generation to discover the beauty of their musical heritage and to make them not only want to learn more about it, but to become intrigued by its originality, develop it and take it to the next level, while keeping the originals well documented and archived.

The Mission of El Mastaba Center for Egyptian Folk Music is based on these goals:

- Re-create and revive traditional music in different regions all over in Egypt
- Document and archive Egyptian traditional songs, music and musical instruments
- Develop traditional Egyptian music with all its aspects:performance, instruments and its musicians
- Market folk artists and bands through regular performances, broadcasting and several outreach tools 
- Facilitate educational activities to preserve all categories of Egyptian folk music from extinction

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