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Raquy was invited to Cairo to solo with Said El Artist’s Egyptian
drumming orchestra. She just returned from her trip to Egypt where she performed with a fifteen piece percussion troupe led by virtuoso Said el Artist, the most famous dumbek (Arabic Drum) player in Egypt whose compositions are known all over the world. |
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She played the solo dumbek part in Said’s compositions and she also taught the ensemble one of her compositions, which they performed on an outdoor stage on the Nile at the El Sawy Cultural Center (www.culturewheel.com) on March 11th, 2005. The event was the culmination of a month's collaboration in Egypt. Both Al-Jazeera and Orbit TV Networks filmed the concert and interviewed Raquy and Mr. El-Artist, both stations air throughout Europe and the Middle-East. Raquy kept a daily journal of her
experience, which can be found at http://raquy.blogspot.com. Her trip was funded in part by a grant
from Meet the Composer. |
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