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Mahmed Abu Eleuwa lives in Wadi el-Khareet and works in the |
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In the evening the young men come together. They drink sweet Egyptian tea and talk endlessly, making plans concerning marriage or well paid work abroad. They also play music, and they dance, because it makes their life better in the present. Mahmed Abu Eleuwa sings and plays the tamboura excellently. He improvises using the same tunes as other Ababda musicians, but he also follows the musical tradition of the Nubian neighbours, imitating their vocal and rhythmic elements. pages 1...........2...........3...........4...........5...........6...........7...........8 more Abada photographs | Ababda color photographs | Ababda farmers | Ababda in the desert | Ababda files | references | entire text | map | Zbigniew Kosc | publications | exhibitions | All photographs & music recording All Rights Reserved mail to: z.kosc@chello.nl | Home | Links | Stock images | |
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