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In Arab culture, [1] the zaffa (Egyptian Arabic: زفـّـة / ALA-LC: zaffah), or wedding march, is a musical procession of bendir drums, bagpipes, horns, belly dancers and men carrying flaming swords. This is an ancient Egyptian tradition that predates Islam.
The live version of "Egypt" debuted at No. 37 on the US Hot Christian Songs chart dated April 18, 2021, [9] concurrently charting at No. 8 on the Christian Digital Song Sales chart. [10] It went on to peak at No. 34 on the chart, and spent a total of seven non-consecutive weeks on Hot Christian Songs Chart. [11]
Ululation is commonly used in Middle Eastern weddings. In the Arab world, zaghārīt (Arabic: زغاريت) is a ululation performed to honor someone. For example, zagharits are widely performed and documented in Egyptian movies featuring traditional Egyptian weddings, where women are known for their very long and very loud performed ululations.
Coptic music is the music sung and played in the Coptic Orthodox Church (Church of Egypt) and the Coptic Catholic Church. It consists mainly of chanted hymns in rhythm with instruments such as cymbals (hand and large size) and the triangle .
The origins of mahraganat (mahragan songs) lie in the popular (aka sha'bi or shaabi) neighborhoods and streets of Egypt.In 2006–7, wedding DJs began combining shaabi music and electronic dance music with influences from reggaeton, grime and rap. [2]
This is not the case with rural areas, or, for example, most parts of Saudi Arabia, where they still do the original traditional Arab Islamic wedding style. In rural areas of countries like Egypt, after the zaffa, the wedding ceremony will usually take place in a big clearing, where a huge Arabic tent called a sewan (صوان) has been set up ...
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Majida El Roumi Al Baradhy was born on 13 December 1956 in Kfarshima.Her father, Halim El Roumi, was a Melkite Christian born in Tyre, South Lebanon, [1] [2] and her mother was Egyptian.