Brooklyn Arts Council

Said Fahmy. Photo: by Janet Morgan

Born in Alexandria, Egypt, Said has been playing percussion for more than thirty-five years. He has played with dancer Aida Nour and with such singers as Mohamed El Helwa, Ali Haggar, and Iman Darwish, the grandson of the great composer Said Darwish. He has toured with Kazem El Saher, and plays in clubs and on stages from Cairo to New York City. In addition to tabla, Said is an expert at riqq, tabl beladi, dof and sagat. You can find him playing at New York hot spots for Arab music such as Layaly and the Nile restaurant and nightclub in North Bergen, NJ.

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Folk / Traditional Arts, Music, Instrumentalist, Traditional / Culturally Specific