| A profound epic song tradition exists among professional musicians in Egypt’s Nile valley. Prominently featured in this musical style is the rabab, a one- or two-stringed fiddle of Persian origin that accompanies the rhythmic text of the largely improvised epic songs. The popular epic poet, or shaër, generally crafts his lengthy compositions from historical and mythological accounts of the exploits of popular heroes. This example, which also features tabla drums and the souffara (vertical reed flute), praises the chief of the crescent moon, Abou Zeïd, who had the power to charm his enemies with the sound of his rabab. |
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