Chroma band to perform a Nubian night at Gramophone on Friday

CAIRO - 21 August 2017: Chroma band will hold a Nubian night at Gramophone on Friday from 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

During the event, Nubian cultural henna drawing will be presented alongside with songs performed by Chroma Band. Zakaria Tag El Ser Mohammed, known as Zizo, is joining the performance and is the main vocalist participating in various festivals: Avignon, Edinburgh, D-CAF and DOM.

Nubian villages are found in and around Aswan. A couple of them are located on Elephantine Island in Aswan archipelago. The island can be reached by felucca or by a public ferry.

Nubian music is very popular in Egypt because many of them are performed in Arabic with a Nubian accent. They also have their own dance styles, which are passed down from generation to generation.

Ancient Nubian music is marked by drums and clapping. Nubian musical instruments include the rababa, a kind of one-stringed fiddle; the oud, a kind of lute, and various percussion instruments such as the tar.

Gramophone usually organizes various concerts with different kinds of arts from different cultures.