Signs of a Global Community: Bagpipes in Egypt?
At the the opening ceremony of the African Nations Cup in Cairo on Friday, Egyptian guards of honour played their bagpipes.... I don't recall plaid in Ancient Egypt
posted by Kathryn Soraya Khamsi at 1:08 PM
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Great site. Very political though.
I am a bag piper. I believe that Ancient Egypt is where the bag pipe originated, then travelled around the world. Here are some helpful information.
http://www.scotiapipers.co.uk/history.htm
http://www.greatscotland.co.uk/about_scotland/scottish_traditions.asp
http://www.answers.com/topic/gaida
http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/Exhibitions/Instruments/Anglais/cmam_c_txt03_en.html
http://www.hotpipes.com/pipe0026.html
Good luck
Well, the Scots, themselves, say that they come from Egypt (mainly that they are descended from an Egyptian Queen Scotia). Interestingly enough, the Scots bare more than a passing cultural similarity to Egyptians. Obviously their traditional dress is similar to Egyptian but suited for a much colder climate. They were traditionally a Shepard Peoples as the Egyptian Israelites are described in the Bible. Could this be why they play bagpipes (an instrument that is easily made from the remains of a sheep)? DNA also points to the African origins of the Celtic Peoples of Briton and the Iberian Peninsula. These peoples being R1b which seems to originate out of plains around Lake Chad. The Fulani people who live there now are herdsmen as well. This haplotype group is also found in sufficient quantities in Egypt. We will never really be able to see the past to really know how and where the bagpipes originated but it seems be an instrument tied to pastoral herdmen cultures.
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