A Dance of Ancient Egypt

My dad's half egyptian, soz, i dont think i said that LOL

Well, Sorry to break it to you, BUT, IF your father was an Arab how does that make you Egyptian?

Because Egyptians aren't Arabs.

i wonder what they think when they are dancing :)

We could do better!

one thing i am to disagree with is when the dancers face the camera. this was VERY against ancient Egyptian culture, as it was not only a rude gesture to stare into ones eyes, but it would be seen as giving one the "evil eye." this is why you will nearly NEVER see any hieroglyphs or paintings ETC with people facing the "reader."

I think that the lyre parts in this vid are close to the actual sound, but I question the use of a reed instrument. Flutes are unquestionably part of the ensemble.

The Hollywood version of Egyptian dance is totally speculative, to say the least. This does have a bit more archeaological evidence to support it. Many of the tomb paintings which are available emphasize ritual postures, which may actually represent dances or rituals.

Very nice! It reminds me of a similar group formed at around the same time here in the uk by the composer Denis Stoll (a student of Sir Thomas Beecham). He claimed to have "heard" this music clairaudiently on a trip to Karnak and wrote it down. They released two audio tapes and I saw them perform in London.

I love this music <3

I am so proud to be connected to this ancient civilisation. My father was an egyptian, his father was an arab, his mother was a hebrew and my mother is an african. Talk about combination!!!!!! GO EGYPT!!!!!

lol! im abrab AND egyptian!!!!!!!!!!!!!

that was very pretty :)

Dopes.... This is probably 5 to 10 thousand years old. It's definetly interesting.

These things are quite boring. Why in movies egypt dance is so beautiful. may be it slow and the music is quality is not so good

true that, my friend.

i dont know how pharaoh enjoying this dance...he must be eating lots of vegetables...

im egyptian let me tell you that the arabic music you hear today is mostly influenced by egyptian sounds which really have not changed too much since ancient times...if you listen to the background orchestra of classic egyptian music (circa 1900-1960?) you can hear many rythyms like you are listening to here.

We are one blood dude.

WHAT THE?! Those Egyptian stringed instruments sound a lot like actual Japanese Shamisens! Did the pre-cursor civilization to the Japanese-Chinese somehow make contact with the ancient Egyptians and exchange musical concepts?

Very, very, very beatiful. I like all ancient music.

yess! this is somthin i was looking for! please, could you send in private a link where i can find an ancient nubian style music? you know, that style what the document films are in.. thank you!!

After reading the description, I am impressed that the dancers studied the instruments that were used in that era, though possibly lost to us today, chose a piece that fit their sculptural studies. Thankyou for taking so much time to render a feeling of the soul and philosophy of such a great and deep culture.

Incredible capturing of the timelessness of Egyptian sculpture and dance. Like a dream entry into their reality of the oneness of life, while embracing the spirited mindful body. Gratitude for the performance.

Oops, posted Nubian dance link wrong. It should be:
watch?v=p3OT2pX9c-k

I think the orchestration didn't seem believable considering Egypt's location and the various ethnic groups that inhabited ancient Egypt.

Seeing as the Egyptians were related ethnically and linguistically to Berber and Nubian groups, wouldn't these places be the first places to look into for research? These groups pretty much use the same types of instruments the Egyptians did.

Berber music link:
watch?v=cfk7D2Gp6_I

Nubian dance link:
watch?=vp3OT2pX9c-k