Biography
The Musicians Of The Nile
Effective period / Period of releases: 1977 - 1996
Members: Metqāl Quenāwī Metqāl, Mustafah 'Abd Al'-Azīz, Mohamed Murād Mejâlī, Jadd Al-Rabb Mahmûd, Shamandī Tewfiq Metqâl, Hanafī Mohamed 'Alī, Ramadan Atta Muhammad
The Musicians Of The Nile (English) or Les Musiciens Du Nil (French) is the name under which the famous Upper-Egyptian folk musician Metqāl Quenāwī Metqāl and his troupe was marketed in the west.Metqāl plays southern Egyptian folk music locally known as Ṣaʿīdī (Upper-Egyptian) with the Rababa as its main instrument. For marketing purposes this music was in the West sometimes classified as gypsy music.