"Tabla" drum instructor Mostafa Bakkar gives a lesson at his studio in Egypt's capital Cairo on March 28, 2022.  - Many Egyptians associate the tabla drum with belly dancers and seedy nightclubs but, despite its image problem, percussionists are giving the ancient instrument a new lease of life.  (Photo by Khaled DESOUKI  /  AFP)

Egyptian percussionists give ancient instrument a new lease of life - in pictures



Updated: May 25, 2022, 11:55 AM