Percussionist Radwa al-Behairy, one of the participants in the orchestra of the pharaonic mummies parade, told Al-Masry Light that she shared her pride in Egyptian women who took part in the majestic procession. “Egyptian women have proven that they are able to attract the world’s attention if they are given the opportunity. And she spoke of her love of the Timpani, one of the more difficult percussion instruments to study. She said she has been playing it for 15 years at the Cairo Conservatoroire. Art runs in her family, as Behairy’s mother is an operatic singer, and her father is a director of photography, while her sister, Reem was among the percussionists at the parade ceremony.

Source: Egypt Independent April 05, 2021 14:26 UTC