In today's programme we meet Hany Adel Ibrahim El Hamzawy, a talented young musician who plays for us and talks about his life. As you listen try to answer these questions:

1. What instrument does Hany play?
2. Where does the first song that Hany plays come from?
3. What is Ethnomusicology?

The answers will be played at the end of the programme.

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	Hany El Hamzawy

Vocabulary from the programme

to sustain something
This means to keep something alive or support it. Hany says that music 'is not a hobby for me, but it's like the life that sustains me'. He means that it's music that keeps him happy and interested in life, e.g.:

I was sustained by the love of my wife.

Ethnomusicology
The study of different kinds of music from around the world

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Extras
Programme script (pdf - 36 K)
Download this programme (mp3 - 1.8 MB)