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Ancient Pharaonic harp strums along to new tune photos

Ancient Pharaonic harp strums along to new tune

  • The semsemia is normally played in a dhamma (gathering) with a tabla (an Arabic drum) and a riq (tambourine) accompanying as the musicians sing
  • In the last century, the triangular lyre-lookalike with a round bottom has become associated with the coastal towns dotted around the Suez Canal
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