Mazaher

Mazaher

After captivating audiences at Le Guess Who? 2021, Mazaher returns to Utrecht with their powerful zār rituals: a cathartic concert experience rooted in trance, rhythm and release. An ancient communal practice - in the case of this ensemble, uniquely led by women - zār is built on song, dance and polyrhythmic drumming, meant to restore harmony and loosen the invisible bonds of social constraint. Mazaher draws from three distinct Egyptian zār traditions, each centered around the six-stringed tamboura and the rattling mangour.

Venue: TivoliVredenburg

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