The third session of the seminar ASWAT organized by the CEDEJ, the IFAO and the IFE will be presented by Manal Ibrahim (Tahtib Festival of Luxor, Egyptian Ministry of Culture) who will introduce the Taḥṭīb tradition in upper Egypt along with introducing the musicians and members of the group who will perform the music repertoire of their heritage.

Description:
In Upper Egypt, many mawālid (pl. mūlid) are held during the month of šaʿbān, the month preceding ramaḍān.
Each of these festivals represents a special occasion for the men of Ṣaʿīd – Upper Egypt – to gather and play taḥṭīb, the stick game, also known as laʿb al-ʿaṣāya, an exclusively male sport where the practitioner has to demonstrate moral values and strength.
Taḥṭīb duels, can last for several hours, even all night, and can’t take place without the mizmār (oboe with double reed of conical bore) and the ṭabla baladī (large drum with two membranes). Steps are built in interaction with this music, and vice versa, in a call-and-response pattern. The dancer draws the circle while walking, stick raised, while the zummāra (sg. mizmār) pursue their ḍōr, the dancer turns spinning the stick and the game is open…
Introduced by Manal Ibrahim (Tahtib Festival of Luxor, Egyptian Ministry of Culture)
Musicians:
-Muhammad Hussam Hasanain: mutrib
-Muhammad al-Sayyad Hasanain: tabla baladi
-Muhammad Abdalsamia Ahmad: mizmar
-Abdelrahman: mizmar
-Al-Sayyed Hasanain Abdelsalam: naqrazan
-Muhammed Hussein Abuzeid: tabla
-Abdelsamia Ahmad: laʿib al-ʿaṣāya
-Ahmad al-Sayyed: laʿib al-ʿaṣāya