Colors and folk music brought joy back to the streets and squares of Cairo as it hosted the ninth edition of the International Festival for Drums and Traditional Arts, which draws thousands daily, under the slogan “Drums Dialogue for Peace”.
The festival, a huge popular carnival, was recently inaugurated at the historical Saladin Citadel with around five thousand people present. International bands participated with their flags, musical instruments, and folkloric attire, receiving great applause from the crowd, and they were followed by a group parade that brought together participating countries’ teams: Tunisia (guest of honor), India, Spain, South Sudan, Bangladesh, Yemen, Indonesia, Sudan, Pakistan, Palestine, Mexico, Jordan, and Egypt, which was represented by the Reda Folklore Troupe, and the National Folk Troupe, and the troupe of the ministry of the youth and sports, and others, in addition to the participation of troupes from China and South Korea.
