Kawala
Most often played today at religious festivals and weddings, it has its origin as a shepherds tool, used to guide their flock.Living in a small village of Sharqia governorate in Egypt, he has been traveling worldwide playing with many Egyptian Sufi singers, including Sheikh Yassine Al-Tohamy and other western composers.He is one of the oldest surviving players in Egypt whose unique signature is the ability to produce various sound effects on the instrument using the circular breathing technique.The maker is careful to select the leader and its follower from the same stalk so as to ensure uniformity in the color of the tone.The internal divisions that divide the reed into chambers at each knot from the inside are then removed, resulting in a hollow pipe open at both ends.