Egyptian band perform in Chinese at arts festival

CAIRO-Their faces looked Egyptian but they sang in Chinese. That was an Egyptian 10-member band who gathered around a piano on stage in the theater hall of the Chinese Cultural Center in Cairo for intensified rehearsals.

They were putting the final touches on their performances of Chinese songs ahead of China Shanghai International Arts Festival that they joined later this month.

"I am very happy to lead these Egyptian young people who are very talented and fluent in Chinese and in performing Chinese songs," said Egyptian singer and actor Sameh Yousry.