Mazaher - live @leguesswhofestival @TivoliVredenburg

Mazaher performs a traditional song recorded at Le Guess Who? festival in TivoliVredenburg/Utrecht in 2021 Full session: https://www.vpro.nl/vrije-geluiden/me... Mazaher is an Egyptian ensemble featuring musicians and singers, mostly women, who play Zãr music: a combination of chanted songs and hypnotic polyrhythms used as purification and exorcism ritual to pacify and cleanse the human spirit. Though Zãr ceremonies have largely disappeared or been outlawed, Mazaher remain part of a movement preserving this vital cultural heritage. This session was recorded at the Le Guess Who? festival in Utrecht in the serie Hidden Musics. International musical performances that are not usually experienced on stages or at festivals; these rich, often centuries-old musical traditions are typically ‘hidden’ in remote places throughout the world like Mazaher. Crew: Editors: Sakti Khedoe, Melchior Huurdeman, Aad van Nieuwkerk Camera & lighting: Marijn Zurburg, Wim Adam, Ramon de Boer Sound: Marc Broer, Philip ten Brink Producer: Vivian Vrolijk Director: Martijn van der Linden Editing: Reinier Bruijne This video was recorded in TivoliVredenburg in Utrecht 2021 for VPRO Vrije Geluiden: music program made by the Dutch public broadcast organization VPRO full session:   / vrijegeluiden​​   twitter, instagram @vrijegeluiden #mazaher #leguesswho #vrijegeluiden #egypt #globalmusic